The genome organization of HMPV compared with that of APVc and HRSV. Genes encoding nonstructural proteins (yellow), polymerase-associated proteins (pink), glycoproteins (purple) and matrix ...

In the wake of multiple cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in India, multiple questions about its causes and symptoms seem to have emerged. It looks like this virus, which leads to symptoms ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) causes respiratory infections, mainly affecting young children and the elderly. It is spread ...

Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands of shares that falsely claimed HMPV and Covid-19 had "cross-mutated" into a ...

With positive cases of HMPV hitting a record high this winter season so far, how worried should we be? A typically lesser known virus is looking to make its mark this winter – the human ...

A reported increase in cases of the respiratory virus human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has caused alarm on social media. Photos and videos of crowded hospitals shared online have many people ...

Official data shows one in 20 hospital patients tested for respiratory infections in England were positive for human metapneumovirus (hMPV) as of January 13. This is the highest figure for the ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been hitting the headlines recently as one of the lesser-known winter illnesses that can cause symptoms similar to a cold. Studies have indicated that cases of ...

New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that one in 20 of hospital swabs for respiratory infections in England came back positive for human metaphneumovirus (HMPV) in the week ...

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 ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.