"The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," said Wang Liping, a ...

China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among people in the north and in children ...

China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among residents in northern provinces and in ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic ...

Amid attention on human metapneumovirus (HMPV) due to an outbreak in China, Indian health experts stress the virus is not new. With effective testing and preventive measures, India is prepared to ...

A 10-month-old in Assam has been diagnosed with human metapneumovirus, marking the first case this season. Treated at Assam Medical College and Hospital, the child is stable. The infection, detected ...

However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

Recent cases detected include pathogens such as the rhinovirus and human metapneumovirus, with cases of the human metapneumovirus among people under the age of 14 showing an upward trend, especially ...