Following a surge in cases overseas, find out more about HMPV including symptoms, how it spreads, UK cases and should we be worried.

Suriname has dismissed reports of a lockdown after the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country confirmed that it ...

Recently, there has been a lot of attention on the increase in cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. Some are ...

Another similarity to COVID: A case of HMPV can last about a week, with symptoms peaking around the third day, Dr. Hoy told ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

Reports of rising hMPV infections in China have attracted media attention, but experts say the virus poses low pandemic risk ...

An expert has warned that the new virus currently spreading in China could reach "other parts of the world." The human ...

China has detected the new mutated strain of the mpox virus for the first time, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies ...

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 ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

China will continue to see multiple pathogens fueling its winter illness outbreak through spring, the country’s CDC said in December 2024.