Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

As global coverage of infectious diseases continues to evolve as a result of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China is sparking concerns five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, ...

Professor Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia notes that almost every child contracts HMPV by five years of age, with reinfections occurring throughout life. “HMPV typically causes ...

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

An uptick of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases in China has raised concerns over another pandemic, which appear to be ...

In a statement Monday, the CDC said the agency is "monitoring reports of increased disease" in China as the country reportedly deals with the rising number of HMPV cases. The reports are "not ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a flu-like illness first discovered in 2001, is rapidly spreading, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Although officials have not ...

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.

But HMPV typically circulates in the Northern Hemisphere in winter, and China’s CDC data shows that there have also been rises in a number of other common respiratory infections, including the ...

China is reportedly dealing with a spike of a flulike respiratory infection whose symptoms include coughing, fever, nasal congestion and wheezing, caused by human metapneumovirus, or HMPV.