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HMPV, China

China is seeing a rise in HMPV cases. Here's what you need to know

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the illness.

The Conversation · 6h

HMPV in China: what you need to know about this virus

In China, reports of HMPV infections have indeed been rising in recent weeks in the more northerly regions. But so have reports of all the other respiratory pathogens including seasonal flu, rhinovirus and RSV.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say

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 around the world.

China detects new mutated mpox strain for 1st time

Bloomberg L.P. on MSN · 16h

China Confirms First Domestic Cluster of New Mpox Variant

China has detected the new mutated strain of the mpox virus, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak in Africa a new global health emergency last year.

U.S. News & World Report · 17h

China Discovers Cluster of New Mpox Strain

Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year.

AOL · 12h

China detects new mutated mpox strain for first time

Mpox spreads through close contact with infected people and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. The symptoms can last 2-4 weeks, accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches,

What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

1don MSN

Are HMPV Cases on the Rise in China? Here's What We Know

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other seasonal viruses are on the rise across the northern hemisphere in early 2025 ...

10h

Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared

A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...

HMPV, RSV, H5N1: Why the world is under attack from respiratory viruses

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped ...

Politifact2d

Posts falsely claim mystery disease outbreak, state of emergency in China

China has not declared a state of emergency. PolitiFact checked multiple Chinese and U.S. government websites and found no public health emergency announcements. One of the respiratory viruses social ...

Winter surge of hMPV in China and elsewhere not unusual, WHO says

Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses in China and elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range ...

5don MSN

China Calls HMPV 'Winter Occurrence,' Indian Health Ministry In Support Says Claim About The Virus Outbreak

Aa the panic about HMPV outbreak spreads panic around the world, China minimized worries regarding an alleged flu outbreak, ...

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