The Indian government has urged Indians against panicking over reports of increasing HMPV cases in China and a few other countries. WHO yet to issue a statement.

Hyderabad: As the Centre and the state governments claimed that no cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) — which has seen an outbreak in China — were in India and Telangana, city-based

HMPV or Human Metapneumovirus, is not a newly discovered virus. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was first discovered in 2001. Should India be worried? Is there a vaccine to prevent the spread?

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HMPV: DGHS convened a meeting with chief district medical officers and the state programme officer of IDSP to discuss preparedness to address respiratory illnesses in Delhi.

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, China is reportedly reeling under another respiratory virus – Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Several media reports and social media posts from the country suggest that there is an increase in respiratory infections in the country,

But the virus isn’t new — it’s been known in the medical world for decades — and has likely been affecting people for much longer without much public awareness. HMPV is not a new virus, and it’s not specific to or from China.