A typically lesser known virus is looking to make its mark this winter – the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The latest figures by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) shows 5 per cent of people of ...

Recently, media reports have spread news of the HMPV virus emerging in Hungary. It is currently spreading in northern China, and other countries like the United States and the UK – and has also been ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other seasonal viruses are on the rise across the northern hemisphere in early 2025, according to the World Health Organization. While news reports and social ...

A surge in cases in China is making headlines, but experts say this isn’t a new virus and doesn’t have pandemic potential. Health authorities are monitoring a rise in the respiratory illness human ...

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence of a new virus spreading in the country with some posts claiming it prompted ...

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a sharp rise in respiratory viral infections since December 2024, including from human metapneumovirus (hMPV), drawing widespread ...

News outlets and social media posts have commented on the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, suggesting that the little-known virus could cause a pandemic similar to COVID-19. In a ...

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 ...

Lara Herrero receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. As winter settles over Australia, it’s not just the drop in temperature we notice – there’s also a sharp rise in ...

Paul Hunter consults for the World Health Organization. He receives funding from National Institute for Health Research and has received funding from the World Health Organization and the European ...