China, Human Metapneumovirus

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection ...
HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...
Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing ...
HMPV is a respiratory virus that primarily targets the upper and lower respiratory tract upon entering the body.
A 10-month-old in Assam has been diagnosed with human metapneumovirus, marking the first case this season. Treated at Assam Medical College and Hospital, the child is stable. The infection, detected ...
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has been spreading in China, has now been reported in Indonesia. Experts say the virus is ...
However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...
According to ICMR, HMPV accounts for about 3% of the respiratory pathogens detected in laboratories testing for ...