China has not declared a "state of emergency" over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after infections increased toward the end ...

The weekly HMPV cases among acute respiratory infection (ARI) samples in the community in Singapore were up to between 5.5 per cent and 9 per cent in December 2024, from a range of 0.8 per cent to 9 ...

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

A flu-like viral disease has surged in China in recent months, particularly infecting children, raising concerns about its potential spread. Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have also been ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough ...

Posts have flooded social media warning that a new pandemic could be starting in China. Here's why scientists think those ...

As global coverage of infectious diseases continues to evolve as a result of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say public health officials and media need to responsibly share ...

Health experts have issued advice on the symptoms of human metapneumovirus, which can be serious for some people, as cases ...

Meanwhile, Indonesia has started monitoring flights from China and Malaysia amid concern over rising HMPV infections across the region. Those travelling to Bali will have to fill out a form ...

While news reports and social media videos have caused concern about a potential HMPV outbreak in China, experts from the WHO, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies ...

In the last few days there have been reports of yet another infectious disease rapidly spreading in China. This time the virus is human metapneumovirus, abbreviated to HMPV. So what is the real ...

Reports of HMPV outbreak in China have also raised concern for another health emergency. In India, at least eight HMPV cases have been detected. On Thursday, an 80-year-old man tested positive for ...