India has reported cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a key health concern emerging from China. While HMPV causes Covid-19-like illness, it isn't new, despite comparisons with Sars-CoV-2 (the ...

What about vaccines and treatments? hMPV is likely to be part of the array of respiratory viruses circulating in Australia this winter. If you have a cold or flu-like illness and have done one of ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern Hemisphere, including in China, though neither the ...

Health No, Human Metapneumovirus is not a new virus Have you seen reports about a “new” virus spreading in China? HMPV was first identified in 2001. Here are the symptoms it causes.

Cases of HMPV have been steadily increasing in the U.S. since November 2024 with 1.94% of weekly tests positive for HMPV as of Dec. 28, 2024, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

HMPV, or human metapneumovirus, is a respiratory virus that primarily causes upper and lower respiratory infections. It's most common in young children, older adults and immunocompromised individuals.

hMPV is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Pneumoviridae. It was first identified in 2001 in the Netherlands and is closely related to avian metapneumovirus subgroup C.

For comparison, rates of positive HMPV tests were more than four times higher (peaking at 8.11%) in the spring of 2024, and more than five times higher (peaking at 10.99%) in the spring of 2023.