Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is said to be spreading rapidly in China, with users on the social media app Weibo saying that ...

Amid fears of another global pandemic, social media users are circulating claims that all schools in China have been closed ...

Reports have emerged that patients aged from their 50s to 70s in China testing positive for HMPV are going on to develop ...

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

In China, there have been reports of increased cases of mycoplasma, a bacterial cause of pneumonia, as well as influenza and hMPV. There are many factors that may have impacted the epidemiology of ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

China's diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, ...

On December 31, 2019, the WHO’s China office noted a cluster of “pneumonia” cases in a statement from health authorities in Wuhan. More than three weeks later, Chinese authorities locked ...

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including ...

Not many people had heard of human metapneumovirus, or HPMV, until a surge of recent cases in China made headlines.

Reports have emerged that patients aged from their 50s to 70s in China testing positive for HMPV are going on to develop potentially deadly pneumonia just three to five days later Some patients ...