As rates of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have risen in China, other countries have begun reporting cases of the virus. HMPV is a virus that presents symptoms similar to the cold, flu or COVID-19 ...

News reports and social media posts are warning of a new outbreak of a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, but officials are yet to confirm this.

An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness, but HMPV has been around for years and it’s likely infected most people once in their ...

2025 started with a new viral outbreak in China. Learn more about the virus known as HMPV, how it spreads and more. Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak turned the world upside down, China is ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

What is HMPV? China steps up monitoring amid new virus outbreak. Authorities in Beijing have downplayed surge in cases, which comes five years after world was first alerted to emergence of Covid-19 ...

In January 2025, Snopes readers started searching our site for information about a rumored outbreak of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in China. They weren't the only ones looking.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is the newest virus name making the rounds after upticks have been reported in China, India and even the U.S. What we know.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is making waves after upticks were reported in China, India and even the U.S. ... What we know on US concerns over human metapneumovirus China outbreak.

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) ... “We’re just more cautious of outbreaks now,” says Dr. Jacqueline Stephens of Flinders University.

HMPV outbreak: How it's SOARING in the 'super-spreader' under 5 year-olds...who are most at risk of serious illness. READ MORE: Experts demand answers on worrying new viral outbreak in China; ...