The previous year’s data, stretching from early July 2023 through late June 2024 shows HMPV testing positivity was relatively ...

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 down ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in ...

And now, the human metapneumovirus, or HMPV for short, is infecting thousands of Americans around the country. The highly ...

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

As of Dec. 28, 1.94% of weekly tests returned positive for HMPV. CDC officials confirmed to USA TODAY that it is monitoring ...

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

HMPV is an old virus, cases of which have been increasing in the past few months. China saw a significant rise in cases of ...

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

According to the CDC, HMPV goes around during specific annual seasons in the U.S., beginning in the winter and lasting until, or through, spring. The CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus ...

HMPV symptoms include cough, nasal congestion, fever and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. But, symptoms can progress to bronchitis or pneumonia. The incubation period of the virus can be ...