This is the first time after 2001 that the virus has led to an outbreak, if any, in China. “It was first found in 2001 in an ...

The World Health Organisation has dismissed social media claims of a state of emergency in China, asserting that the ...

HMPV, which mirrors symptoms of other respiratory illnesses such as Covid, has raised concerns and significantly strained the ...

The recent outbreak of HMPV in China has created a panic and raised a concern about HMPV leading to COVID-19 pandemic-like ...

Experts in South Africa address the recent human metapneumovirus outbreak (HMPV), reassuring the public that there is no ...

The holy grail of pandemic preparedness is being able to predict how a virus will evolve just by looking at its genetic ...

As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases could be felt more broadly ...

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that HMPV is nothing to panic about. In a post on X, the researcher said that instead of focussing on ...

A study in Ecuador reveals the rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, highlighting the importance of strengthening genomic ...

COVID has been a historical global trauma. But what about the aftermath? And why can't I remember your name, or where my keys are?

The intervening years have both sped and crawled by, too busy at times to take stock of all that has changed, too plodding to ...

A small study published Monday found that the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid may have use as a treatment for long ...