News that northern China is seeing a surge of the respiratory illness called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bringing an uptick ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms, but can increase risks or lead to more serious complications like bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly ...

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.

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A Spanish study found that nirsevimab prophylaxis significantly reduced infant hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and severe ...

HMPV full form is Human Metapneumovirus, an infectious respiratory virus that primarily causes mild cold-like symptoms. It was first identified by scientists in 2001, but research shows that the ...

These immunogens elicit broad and potent hMPV-neutralizing antibodies. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), a negative, single-stranded RNA virus, accounts for approximately 5-15% of infant respiratory ...

Levels of human metapneumovirus, another respiratory illness, are also high in North Bay regions like Marin, Santa Rosa and Napa, wastewater data suggests. John Swartzberg, a clinical ...

An 80-year-old man in Ahmedabad tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and is currently stable and being treated at a private hospital. He had no international travel history.