Seven people there have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Chinese health officials have not confirmed that HMPV is what is driving ...

With HMPV back in the news, here's what you need to know about the virus and how you can protect yourself. According to the CDC, HMPV can cause upper and lower respiratory disease and can be ...

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 ...

But HMPV or human metapneumovirus, is not novel, has been around for decades, and state health officials do not track case numbers. The virus is in the same family as another common wintertime ...

A common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has been spreading in some countries in Asia, including China, India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. Here’s what we know ...

News reports and social media posts are warning of a new outbreak of a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, but officials are yet to confirm this. Instead, official ...

A reported spike in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) across China has spurred headlines and social media posts about a “new virus” and even the possibility of another pandemic.

and through touching surfaces and objects contaminated with the virus and then the mouth, nose or eyes. Recent news reports warn of a viral outbreak of HMPV in China, but U.S. and Chinese ...

HMPV virus symptoms: It can lead to mild flu-like symptoms but poses greater risks to children and the elderly, prompting health officials to advise caution. HMPV Virus Symptoms: Two infants in ...

Amid HMPV virus outbreak in China ... Animal keepers are using PPE kits," he added. The Wildlife Research and Training Centre in Gorewada explained that avian influenza primarily affects birds ...