With India reporting its fourth case of the highly contagious Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), public concerns are growing over the possibility of a looming pandemic. Taking cognizance of the situation, ...

Cases begin rising in India and other parts of world after outbreak in China - India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan are among the other countries that have reported cases of the virus ...

A 75-year-old woman in Assam has been detected with the Chinese virus, taking the number of cases in the state to two.

Five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been reported in India, affecting infants and toddlers, creating anxiety ...

The virus, which was first isolated in 2001, is just like any other respiratory virus that spreads through air, entering the body via nose, mouth, or eyes after one comes in close contact with an ...

TWO babies have been hospitalised after testing positive for the HMPV virus in India as fears of a Covid-style outbreak spread across the region. This comes days after reports of a mysterious ...

India confirmed its first cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in children, with a total of seven cases reported as of Tuesday. The cases were reported in Bengaluru, Nagpur, Tamil Nadu and ...

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Monday chaired a virtual meeting with states and union territories to take stock of respiratory illnesses and HMPV cases in the country and public ...

There are fears that human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is spreading further across Asia after two sick babies were hospitalized and diagnosed with the virus in India. China earlier revealed it has been ...

An outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised alarm globally. Several countries, including India, are monitoring the virus and its spread closely. But should one worry about it?

Dr Saurabh Vanzara, Consultant Pulomogist at Shalby Hospital Ahmedabad, says, children are more affected by HMPV as their ...

The third case of the HMPV virus has been reported in Gujarat ... HMPV is already in circulation globally, including in India, and cases of respiratory illnesses associated with it have ...