As global coverage of infectious diseases continues to evolve as a result of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

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

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

AAP FactCheck – An outbreak of a common virus in northern China has triggered false claims on social media that it's a new pathogen that could trigger a pandemic. Experts say human metapneumovirus ...

Serious symptoms which require medical attention can include: wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest pain, dizziness, severe ...

But the percentage of people testing positive for HMPV out of those visiting participating GPs with symptoms of respiratory illness increased to 4.92 per cent by the middle of January 2025. This is ...

Known as human metapneumovirus (hMPV), this virus is one of the viruses that cause the common cold (upper respiratory ...

China was forced to put emergency measures in place earlier this month after the virus, later identified as HMPV, started to ...

Britain is on high alert as a surge in human metapneumovirus cases prompts health warnings and calls for Britons to wear ...

The latest report from the UK’s Health and Security Agency indicates an uptick in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, rising ...

Proportion of positive cases for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) hit a record high for the winter season so far, according to ...

A professor has explained that HMPV has been around for at least 300 years and millions of us get it every year ...