The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Have you seen reports about a “new” virus spreading in China? HMPV was first identified in 2001. Here are the symptoms it causes.

Most cases of HMPV are mild, but infection can increase health risks—particularly for the elderly, young children and people with low immunity. In extreme cases, it can lead to severe complications.

China battles HMPV outbreak as cases surge. Learn about its symptoms, transmission, prevention, and whether it poses a global pandemic threat.

A new virus is beginning to make headlines around the world, as it can cause respiratory illness of varying severity in people of all ages, but it is especially prevalent in young

Barely five years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world after the initial outbreak in Wuhan, a mysterious virus seems to be causing mass hospitalisations in China, prompting fear about another pandemic.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is the newest virus name making the rounds after upticks have been reported in China, India and even the U.S. What we know.