Delhi health authorities have issued an advisory for the preparedness to tackle potential health challenges emerging from the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) that has been reported to spread rapidly ...

Amid rising concerns over the detection of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in India, several states, including Delhi and Karnataka, have issued advisories to prevent the spread of the virus.

According to the CDC, based on data from the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, cases of HMPV in the U.S. have been increasing since Nov. 2024, with 1.94% of weekly tests ...

hMPV is a close relative of RSV, and can cause infections in the upper or lower respiratory tracts. Like other respiratory viruses, hMPV infection causes symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat ...

A medic examines a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Delhi (2021). Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, director of infection prevention and control at the Children's Medical Center Plano in Texas ...

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 do… ...

Cases of HMPV are trending up in the US, especially in these states, CDC data shows by: Addy Bink, Michael Bartiromo Posted: Jan 14, 2025 / 03:10 PM CST Updated: Jan 14, 2025 / 03:10 PM CST ...

HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes symptoms much like the common cold or flu: cough, fever, congestion, runny nose, a sore throat and shortness of breath, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

According to the CDC, based on data from the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, cases of HMPV in the U.S. have been increasing since Nov. 2024, with 1.94% of weekly tests ...

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.

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.

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 do… ...