As head of one of the world’s only dedicated research labs focused on human metapneumovirus, John Williams used to spend most of his time attempting to convince skeptical doctors the virus was real.

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms ...

The human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV, is reportedly surging in China, raising questions about what the illness is and if it's a concern to those in the U.S. Officials in India have also ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed ...

1B). As shown in Figure 2A, the phylogenetic tree generated from the fusion (F) gene sequences showed that the isolated viruses clustered into 2 groups (A and B) and in 3 (A2, B1, and B2 ...

New Delhi — Indian officials have confirmed the vast nation's first cases of human metapneumovirus, often called HMPV, with seven people said to have contracted the virus as of Tuesday ...

(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) According to Pakistan's National Institute of health (NIH), Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) was first reported in 2001, with 21 cases documented at PIMS Islamabad in 2015.

After reports that hospitals in China are seeing a spike in cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), people online are wondering about the origin of the virus. Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV ...