Reports of a spike in HMPV cases in China may conjure eerie similarities to the early weeks of COVID-19, but public health experts say there are crucial differences — mainly that HMPV is a common ...

Unlike COVID-19, HMPV has been around for decades, so we know how it spreads and how to treat it. But China must still monitor the situation to keep it under control. Five years after COVID-19 began ...

Alarmist headlines that warn of China once again being overwhelmed by a mysterious new virus have dominated in the past few days. But the virus reported to be responsible for a surge in respiratory ...

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 rate ...

There are fears that human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading further across Asia after two sick babies were hospitalized and diagnosed with the virus in India. China earlier revealed it has been ...

Each year there seems to be a new virus on the radar, and respiratory viruses are already being passed around like candy in 2025. The most recent virus capturing the attention of the masses is the ...

You’ve probably had HMPV before, but now you’re likely to hear about it more than ever. A reported spike in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) across China has spurred headlines and social media ...

The recent surge in Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has sent shockwaves across the world. While the virus has existed since 2001, its cases saw an uptick earlier this month. At present, HMPV has ...

Human challenge trials offer a complementary approach. By safely and deliberately exposing healthy adult volunteers to a well characterised virus under controlled conditions, researchers can generate ...

Human metapneumovirus is spreading in China, but health experts say it's not a repeat of COVID-19. Unlike COVID-19, HMPV has been around for decades, so we know how it spreads and how to treat it. But ...