Fears are growing across America and China as the threat of a new pandemic has risen, with the Midwest becoming a potential ...

The previous year’s data, stretching from early July 2023 through late June 2024 shows HMPV testing positivity was relatively ...

HMPV is considered relatively common, with most infected before age 5, according to Dr. Eileen Schneider, an epidemiologist ...

The previous year’s data, stretching from early July 2023 through late June 2024 shows HMPV testing positivity was relatively ...

(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits. The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been ...

The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...

Reports of a respiratory disease called human metapneumovirus (hMPV) spreading in China have stoked fears and misinformation ...

Much of the worry surrounding HMPV comes from concerns it is like coronavirus in 2019: a new virus that can cause severe ...

Bird flu viruses normally attach to a type of cell receptor that is rare in human upper airways ... though he admitted the CDC’s report was “enough to raise my eyebrows.” ...

The CDC has also reported a total of 495 outbreaks from April to Dec. 11, an increase of 130 from 2023. Those numbers may increase after families gathered for holiday celebrations, which is common ...

According to the CDC, 66 reported human cases are in the United States, as over 10,600 people have been monitored after exposure to infected animals, which resulted in more than 540 people being ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of human ...