China, HMPV

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection ...
A surge in cases of HMPV (human metapneumovirus) has raised fears of another Covid-19 style pandemic after harrowing images in China showed children in hospital beds needing urgent treatment.
China is recording a rise in human metapneumovirus infections, particularly in children under 14. HMPV poses risks, ...
“As expected for this time of year, the northern hemisphere winter, there is a month-over-month increase of acute respiratory ...
Officials in India have confirmed the country's first seven cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, which is reportedly ...
The illness is "typically mild", said The Independent, but it can lead to "severe complications such as pneumonia, ...
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.
HMPV causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often clear up by themselves, though they can cause lower respiratory tract infections among children, ...