Authorities in China said they are monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, after a reported increase inside the country, according to Reuters. Although cases are increasing at a rapid ...

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have also ...

HMPV commonly circulates during respiratory virus season, experts say. Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently ...

As rates of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have risen in China, other countries have begun reporting cases of the virus. HMPV is a virus that presents symptoms similar to the cold, flu or COVID-19 ...

Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation on social media. Some posts claimed that this is a new virus and that ...

As head of one of the world’s only dedicated research labs focused on human metapneumovirus, John Williams used to spend most of his time attempting to convince skeptical doctors the virus was real.

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...

HMPV has circulated in humans for decades. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covers global health. Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start ...

As infections from three viruses—human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird flu, and norovirus—continue to climb, infectious disease and population health experts told Newsweek about the recent rise ...

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 ...

New Delhi — Indian officials have confirmed the vast nation's first cases of human metapneumovirus, often called HMPV, with seven people said to have contracted the virus as of Tuesday ...

While HMPV infection cases have created panic in India, especially at a time when outbreaks have been reported in China, health experts are urging people not to panic. A new study has shed light ...