You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been hitting the headlines recently as one of the lesser-known winter illnesses that can ...

The respiratory season in Hungary is getting serious, not that it has been a breeze before. The number of people per 100,000 ...

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The CDC reports that 2.2 percent of tests conducted across America in the week ending January 4 were positive for hMPV. That ...

According to the CDC, Iowa has seen a 500% rise in a virus that is currently sparking pandemic fears in China.

The agency noted the cases of the virus, which is not new, were not a “cause for concern in the U.S.” and that rates of infection nationwide are at typical “pre-pandemic” levels. HMPV is considered ...

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Symptoms of HMPV include those common to upper respiratory infections and are often hard to distinguish from the flu. The virus spreads via coughs, sneezes, direct contact, or touching infected ...