Latest UK Health Security Agency data show one in 20 (5 per cent) of hospital swabs for respiratory infections in England came back positive for human metaphneumovirus (HMPV) in the week ending ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an illness which has led to concerns in China of another COVID-like pandemic, have risen slightly in England. The winter virus was detected in 4.9% of ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has prompted some alarm and led to fears of a possible new pandemic The pictures emerging are arresting: a hospital waiting room in Beijing ...

But what is this virus? Known as the human metapneumovirus (shortened to HMPV), and it isn't new. At first when cases were reported in China, there was a lot of uncertainty about what it was ...

People in the UK have been advised to avoid some medical settings and to wear masks in some hospitals and clinics after a rise in cases of a virus now as HMPV. Infections caused concern when there ...

Background: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emerging virus associated with acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in young children. Objectives: To evaluate virologic and clinical features ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are rising in the UK, weeks after images of packed hospital waiting rooms in China sparked alarm on social media. It was dubbed the “mystery virus” as ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory illness causing mild symptoms similar to the common cold, such as a runny nose, sore throat, and cough. It accounts ...

Health authorities have pinpointed six key signs of a relatively obscure illness, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), as cases surge across the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), discovered in 2001, poses significant risks to pregnant women due to altered immune and respiratory systems. These women are more susceptible to severe infections ...