About Human Metapneumovirus | Human Metapneumovirus | CDC
Aug 15, 2016 · Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, especially among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Discovered in 2001, HMPV is in the Pneumoviridae family along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Cases of HMPV are trending up in the US, CDC data shows
6 hours ago · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously confirmed it was monitoring a spike in cases of HMPV, or human metapneumovirus, in China’s northern provinces. The agency noted the ...
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, …
2 days ago · Gao Xinqiang, deputy director of the Department of Medical Emergency Response of the health commission, left, speaks to reporters during a press briefing by the National Health Commission as concerns surfaced in recent days over a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in northern China after images circulated online of hospitals overrun with masked patients, in Beijing, Sunday, Jan ...
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see
Jan 7, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, can cause upper and lower respiratory disease in people of all ages, and data from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last...
CDC is monitoring HMPV spike in China as US cases increase
Jan 7, 2025 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, as the US sees an increase in such cases.
HMPV Outbreak in China 'Not Cause for Concern in US,' CDC Says
Jan 7, 2025 · Rates of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are high in China at the moment, but a spokesperson from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told Newsweek that the virus was not something...
What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases
Jan 7, 2025 · Chinese health officials are reportedly monitoring an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). There is currently no evidence that the outbreak is out of the ordinary or that a new respiratory virus or illness has emerged in China.
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no …
5 days ago · Kan Biao, head of the China CDC's National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, said in a Dec. 27 press conference, opens new tab that cases of infectious respiratory ...
HMPV: What to know about China's human metapneumovirus cases - BBC News
BBC News. Published. 7 January 2025. Updated 9 January 2025. A surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised fears of another Covid-style pandemic.
HMPV: What to know about China's human metapneumovirus …
A surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised fears of another Covid-style pandemic. Images of hospitals overrun with masked patients have circulated widely on ...