News that northern China is seeing a surge of the respiratory illness called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bringing an uptick ...

RSV seasons ended earlier than usual in 2022-23 and 2023-24, and typical human hMPV circulation patterns have returned since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid human metapneumovirus or hMPV scare, you must have met people warning you about its cold or flu-like symptoms. Generally, individuals infected with hMPV show signs such as cough, fever ...

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 ...

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals have predictably led to panic, with concern that the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) may be COVID 2.0 for 2025.

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The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been spiking in some parts of the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously confirmed it was monitoring a ...

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Authorities in China said they are monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, after a reported increase inside the country, according to Reuters. Although cases are increasing at a rapid ...

But how worried should we really be? First things first: unlike Covid-19, what is happening in China is not a new virus, it is human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an “old” virus that was discovered ...

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 ...

Languages: English, French Several countries neighboring China have issued public health updates on human metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid a reported rise of the respiratory infection in China.