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

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

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases are on the rise in northern China, especially among children. The virus has flu-like ...

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

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

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

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

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

Although both HMPV and COVID-19 are different they do share some similarities. Both the virus can spread through respiratory ...

Reports of rising hMPV infections in China have attracted media attention, but experts say the virus poses low pandemic risk ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus that primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract upon entering the body.