There has been a decline in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern provinces and in children under 14, China has ...

"The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," said Wang Liping, a ...

Concerns surfaced in recent days over a surge in HMPV infections in northern China after images circulated online of hospitals overrun with masked patients. The World Health Organisation said it has ...

Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

"Perhaps due to ideological differences and Orientalist clickbait business models, some international media rarely hesitate ...

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization ...