Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory infection that has been spreading globally, particularly in China and India. The first case was detected in China in late 2024, and since then, there ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed ...

hMPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains. hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this winter.

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.

In the spring of 2024, more than 8% of HMPV tests were positive while in the spring of 2023, they peaked at nearly 11%. MAP: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are soaring in these states ...

How many HMPV cases have been reported in Wisconsin? For the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, DHS data shows 35 positive HMPV tests in the state, which is 2% of the total 1,770 tests administered.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being do… ...

Experts say HMPV is unlike COVID-19 in that it has been around for decades and there is some built-in immunity to it. Most children are infected with the virus by the age of 5.

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

Cases of HMPV are trending up in Oregon and Washington, CDC data shows by: Addy Bink, Michael Bartiromo. Posted: Jan 14, 2025 / 03:10 PM PST. Updated: Jan 14, 2025 / 03:10 PM PST.