The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said ...

China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among residents in northern provinces and in ...

Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

Amid attention on human metapneumovirus (HMPV) due to an outbreak in China, Indian health experts stress the virus is not new. With effective testing and preventive measures, India is prepared to ...

However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

This time the virus is human metapneumovirus, abbreviated to HMPV. So what is the real situation and what is HMPV anyway? HMPV is a respiratory virus in the same family as the more commonly known ...

Reports of a spike in HMPV cases in China may conjure eerie similarities to the early weeks of COVID-19, but public health experts say there are crucial differences — mainly that HMPV is a ...

The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is raising concerns globally due to its spread, symptoms, and high infection rates, especially among children and older adults in China. HMPV causes upper ...

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a sharp rise in respiratory viral infections since December 2024, including from human metapneumovirus (hMPV), drawing widespread ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other seasonal viruses are on the rise across the northern hemisphere in early 2025, according to the World Health Organization. While news reports and ...