Organization of the human metapneumovirus genome. The genome organization of HMPV compared with that of APVc and HRSV. Genes encoding nonstructural proteins (yellow), polymerase-associated ...

While headlines have described it as a "mystery illness," health experts have known about the HMPV for decades. The respiratory virus can be a serious health threat, particularly for children and ...

But what is this virus? Known as the human metapneumovirus (shortened to HMPV), and it isn't new. At first when cases were reported in China, there was a lot of uncertainty about what it was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emerging virus associated with acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in young children. Objectives: To evaluate virologic and clinical features ...

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 ...

Latest UK Health Security Agency data show one in 20 (5 per cent) of hospital swabs for respiratory infections in England came back positive for human metaphneumovirus (HMPV) in the week ending ...

The sprouting of HMPV cases in India, has been a major point of discussion and has caused a lot of anxiety among people, who are comparing it with COVID-19. Although the term has surfaced now ...