The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

Disease experts have called on Chinese authorities to reveal critical data about a worrying outbreak of HMPV, which can be deadly for those with underlying health conditions ...

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a reported spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, and they are monitoring it closely.

It is thought China's outbreak is being fueled by the relatively ... According to the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS), a CDC database, US cases of HMPV are on the ...

"CDC is aware of reported increases of HMPV in China and is in regular contact with international ... With HMPV back in the news, here's what you need to know about the virus and how you can protect ...

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity ... Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is not a novel respiratory virus, having first been discovered in 2001 ...

In the U.S., HMPV typically circulates beginning in the winter and lasts until or through spring, the CDC says, and can circulate simultaneously with RSV and the flu during the respiratory virus ...

A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

The CDC said it was aware of increasing HMPV cases in northern China following reports from ... Because of its similarities to the common cold, the virus remained under the radar until it was ...