Some recent reports incorrectly suggested human metapneumovirus was a new disease in China Sameer Chhabra · CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 19, 2025 1:00 AM PST | Last Updated: January 19 ...

Cases of a respiratory virus known as HMPV — which has symptoms similar to the common cold, flu, and Covid-19 — have been surging in China, prompting fears of another pandemic. Outbreaks of the human ...

A reported increase in cases of the respiratory virus human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has caused alarm on social media. Photos and videos of crowded hospitals shared online have many people — ...

Human metapneumovirus is not a new virus and has been circulating in humans for more than 60 years, Guo Jiakun, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson says ...