Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing ...

Social media is rampant with reports of a surge of a new respiratory virus in China. Here's what we know about the virus.

Experts attribute this vulnerability to immature immune systems in infants and the waning of maternal antibodies during the ...

WHO said, ‘Human metapneumovirus, hMPV is not a new virus’, adding that it generally spreads in winter and spring.

With seven HMPV cases reported in India, the central government has advised states to step up surveillance for respiratory ...

WHO reports a surge in acute respiratory infections in the Northern Hemisphere, driven by seasonal epidemics of influenza, ...

WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris noted that respiratory infections are on the rise in China during the winter months, ...

Parents were warned to 'avoid crowded' spaces' as one 'poor baby' had a 'high fever for days' due to the virus - with many more kids battling the virus in hospital beds and wards ...

Authorities in Indonesia's holiday island Bali are monitoring passengers arriving from China and Malaysia due to concerns ...

The blood sample of the patient - an eight-year-old boy, who is currently on a ventilator in the ICU of a private hospital - ...