In response to concerns about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other respiratory illnesses, Goa's Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane, has instructed state health officials to educate the public on ...

Dr Suzy Dean was treating Ben at the hospital’s paediatric intensive care unit for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) ...

We’ve seen increased interest in recent weeks in the number of cases of respiratory illness caused by the human metapneumovirus, also known as hMPV. Some headlines have referred to a “mystery virus”, ...

We’ve seen increased interest in recent weeks in the number of cases of respiratory illness caused by the human metapneumovirus, also known as hMPV. In fact, hMPV is a common virus that has been ...

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 ...

A typically lesser known virus is looking to make its mark this winter – the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The latest figures by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) shows 5 per cent of people of ...

You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the ...

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 ...

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 ...