However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

As cases of the HMPV virus continue to increase in the U.S. and in China, here's what you need to know about the virus.

There is no evidence yet that the outbreak is extraordinary yet and Chinese officials have pushed back against claims of yet ...

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 ...

As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and ...

In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are in the U.S. too, and it looks similar to other seasonal illnesses. Here's what ...

Cases are climbing in China, but the situation is very different from when COVID-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts ...

Public health experts caution that the human metapneumovirus cases are part of the typical ebb and flow of respiratory virus ...

The CDC is monitoring China's HMPV outbreak, which has not yet reached the U.S. Despite global concerns, no unusual surge has ...

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being ...

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization ...