News outlets and social media posts have commented on the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, suggesting that the little-known virus could cause a pandemic similar to COVID-19.

News reports and social media posts are warning of a new outbreak of a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, but officials are yet to confirm this. Instead, official ...

HMPV commonly circulates during respiratory virus season, experts say. Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently ...

China is reportedly dealing with a spike of a flulike respiratory infection whose symptoms include coughing, fever, nasal congestion and wheezing, caused by human metapneumovirus, or HMPV.

Beijing has experienced a surge in flu-like HMPV cases, especially among children, which it attributed to a seasonal spike [Getty Images] In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with ...

Authorities in China said they are monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, after a reported increase inside the country, according to Reuters. Although cases are increasing at a rapid ...

Cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) involving infants – first, a three-month-old girl and an eight-month-old boy – have been confirmed in India. The Bengaluru Baptist Hospital ...

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has prompted some alarm and led to fears of a possible worldwide outbreak. With reports of overcrowding in Chinese hospitals, leaders in ...

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have also ...

Cases of a common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are surging in several Asian countries, but experts say the situation shouldn’t trigger fears of a larger global health ...