In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a reported spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, and they are monitoring it closely.

And now, the human metapneumovirus, or HMPV for short, is infecting thousands of Americans around the country. The highly ...

Similarly, HMPV circulates in distinct annual seasons, the US CDC said. Although HMPV can be detected throughout the year, infections typically peak in the United States from late winter to early ...

In a statement Monday, the CDC said the agency is "monitoring reports of increased disease" in China as the country reportedly deals with the rising number of HMPV cases. The reports are "not ...

Discovered in 2001, HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family, the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, China is reportedly reeling under another respiratory virus – Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Several media reports and social media posts from the country ...

No. HMPV was first identified in 2001 by Dutch scholars. According to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “...studies have shown that it has existed for at least 60 ...

Cases are typically most common in the late winter and spring, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). How Long Does It Take to Recover From HMPV? More mild cases ...

HMPV is a globally prevalent respiratory pathogen ... To manage the potential outbreak, China's CDC has launched a pilot system to monitor pneumonia of unknown origin. This proactive initiative ...