HMPV is considered relatively common, with most infected before age 5, according to Dr. Eileen Schneider, an epidemiologist with the CDC. It often circulates during flu season and causes symptoms ...

The previous year’s data, stretching from early July 2023 through late June 2024 shows HMPV testing positivity was relatively ...

(NEXSTAR) — Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits. The latest data shows another virus, known as HMPV, has also been ...

The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...

However, hMPV is not new. It was first identified in 2001 and may have been circulating decades earlier, with recurring ...

HMPV is now recognized as one of the viruses responsible for "the common cold," usually causing mild symptoms such as a cough and a runny or stuffy nose. There is no specific treatment for HMPV and at ...

Bird flu viruses normally attach to a type of cell receptor that is rare in human upper airways ... though he admitted the CDC’s report was “enough to raise my eyebrows.” ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not new ... or close other contact with someone infected or surfaces they have touched, according to the CDC. HMPV is most active during late winter and spring. The CDC ...

The CDC has also reported a total of 495 outbreaks from April to Dec. 11, an increase of 130 from 2023. Those numbers may increase after families gathered for holiday celebrations, which is common ...

According to the CDC, 66 reported human cases are in the United States, as over 10,600 people have been monitored after exposure to infected animals, which resulted in more than 540 people being ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of human ...

The CDC estimates that there have been at least 3.1 million illnesses, 37,000 hospitalizations and 1,500 deaths from flu so far this season; these figures are based on the latest date for which ...