Experts say HMPV is unlike COVID-19 in that it has been around for decades and there is some built-in immunity to it.

HMPV: China’s health authorities report a decline in human metapneumovirus infections, reassuring the public of adequate ...

China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among people in the north and in children ...

She said the spread of respiratory diseases would not be as serious as that in the previous winter. The World Health ...

China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among residents in northern provinces and in ...

Amid attention on human metapneumovirus (HMPV) due to an outbreak in China, Indian health experts stress the virus is not new. With effective testing and preventive measures, India is prepared to ...

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

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...