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

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

What you need to know about HMPV Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the ...

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.

Despite the spread of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) that brings runny noses to common influenza-like illnesses, Malaysians can still go on their Chinese New Year holidays with peace of mind, say health ...

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

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped ...

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued ...

WHO has further stated that HMPV is a common respiratory virus found to circulate in many countries in winter through to ...

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.