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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young ...

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 ...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the HMPV belongs to the Pneumoviridae family, the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It typically causes ...

Is HMPV a new virus? No. HMPV was first identified in 2001 by Dutch scholars. According to Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),“...studies have shown that it has existed for ...

China's CDC advises health precautions but rules out a Covid-like pandemic. Symptoms overlap with Covid-19, but with distinct differences in severity and management. “HMPV not a threat ...