HMPV cases are rising in India, with a child in Puducherry recently testing positive. Symptoms include cough, fever, and runny nose. Unlike Covid-19, HMPV rarely impacts the gut. Severe symptoms can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), currently spreading in China, is a "winter occurrence" similar to COVID-19, but less severe and spreading on a smaller scale, according to the country's foreign ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has prompted some alarm and led to fears of a possible worldwide outbreak. With reports of overcrowding in Chinese hospitals, leaders in ...