The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has seen a significant surge in China, with the outbreak now spreading further afield.

Health surveillance reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2025 did not announce a ...

Terrifying images shared on social media purportedly showing patients in China flooding local hospitals and collapsing in waiting rooms have resulted in rampant speculation that the world could be on ...

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

A press conference held by National Health Commission of China on January 12, 2025. Photo: CCTV. There's no new infectious ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

Thai health officials confirm there is no hMPV cluster in the country, reassuring the public and urging everyone to stay calm ...

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

The Philippines reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu among backyard ducks, the World Organisation for ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in ...

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently "monitoring" increased reports of human metapneumovirus ...