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

Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

News of a respiratory virus spreading in China and footage of crowded hospitals has predictably led to panic among the people ...

Another similarity to COVID: A case of HMPV can last about a week, with symptoms peaking around the third day, Dr. Hoy told ...

Cast your mind back. The month is January, and there are early warnings about a respiratory virus originating in China. It ...

Recently, an 80-year-old man in Ahmedabad tested positive for human metapneumovirus (hMPV), adding to the growing cases of ...

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, ...

The recent HMPV surge in China has raised concerns about another pandemic. While there are debates about its similarities ...

Dr Michael Head said HMPV is 'already present' in the UK but pinpointed a crucial difference between the recent outbreak in ...

The HMPV outbreak is currently overwhelming hospitals in China but Beijing says respiratory infections are "less severe" and ...

Routine mask usage isn’t necessary for HMPV. Masks are primarily protective in cases of aerosol-based spread which was the ...

Public health advice for HMPV is similar to that for flu, said John Tregoning, professor in vaccine immunology at Imperial ...