Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation on social media. Some posts claimed that this is a new virus and that ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), an illness which has led to concerns in China of another COVID-like pandemic, have risen slightly in England. The winter virus was detected in 4.9% of ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are rising in the UK, weeks after images of packed hospital waiting rooms in China sparked alarm on social media. It was dubbed the “mystery virus” as ...

(Background image: People wearing protective face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of HMPV in India/Right image: Prof Sarath Ranganathan, a Melbourne-based expert in respiratory ...

People in the UK have been advised to avoid some medical settings and to wear masks in some hospitals and clinics after a rise in cases of a virus now as HMPV. Infections caused concern when there ...

A big reason for this pressure is the spread of viruses including the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has seen a sharp increase in Wales during the first week of January. The virus is causing ...