Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is said to be spreading rapidly in China, with users on the social media app Weibo saying that ...

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

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

Reports have emerged that patients aged from their 50s to 70s in China testing positive for HMPV are going on to develop ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

China's diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, ...

HMPV infections are spreading in China while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

On December 31, 2019, the WHO’s China office noted a cluster of “pneumonia” cases in a statement from health authorities in Wuhan. More than three weeks later, Chinese authorities locked ...

Experts say the HMPV outbreak in China is not of major concern — it ... will develop a lower respiratory tract infection like pneumonia," the clinic's website adds. HMPV is transmitted through ...

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.