Around 7,826 specimens were tested and British residents were told to "consider wearing a face mask" to prevent cases rising.

Nipah virus (NiV), a zoonotic paramyxovirus with significant human health implications, has garnered considerable attention ...

The discovery of Hendra foreshadowed three decades of emerging infectious diseases dominated by bat-borne zoonotic viruses – ...

The infectious diseases physician further compared HMPV to other respiratory illnesses: ...

Mumps is caused by the paramyxovirus and is highly contagious. The infection typically affects children aged 5 to 9 years, particularly school-going kids, and is characterised by swelling in the ...

An 8-month-old baby in Bengaluru, India, has been diagnosed with the first known case of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the ...

There is a new, but not-so-new, virus that seems to be on the rise: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Experts are raising ...

What is HMPV? HMPV is a recently recognised virus from the paramyxovirus family. It was discovered by Dutch scientists in 200. It is known to cause upper and lower respiratory disease, and it ...

Human study aims to find first-ever defence to mitigate risk of zoonotic pathogen The first in-humans clinical trial of a ...

Nipah virus is a highly virulent zoonotic paramyxovirus causing severe respiratory and neurological disease. Despite its lethality, there is no approved treatment for Nipah virus infection. The viral ...