Known as human metapneumovirus (hMPV), this virus is one of the viruses that cause the common cold (upper respiratory ...

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human ...

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

The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know ...

and can circulate simultaneously with RSV and the flu during the respiratory virus season. Experts say the HMPV outbreak in China is not of major concern — it is neither a new, mystery illness ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, ...

HMPV infections are spreading in China while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.

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

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

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

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 ...

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recorded a 'significant increase' in China and is now reportedly spreading to other ...