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

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

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

A common respiratory virus is making headlines in China, but health experts confirm it's not the next COVID-19. Learn why this seasonal surge of HMPV is different and what global health authorities ...

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

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have also ...

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 ...

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.

As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.

Dr Saurabh Vanzara, Consultant Pulomogist at Shalby Hospital Ahmedabad, says, children are more affected by HMPV as their ...

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 ...