Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued guidelines. Latest HMPV case has been confirmed in Ahmedabad

Several confirmed cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection have cropped up in India, meanwhile the social media is taking humourous jibes on HMPV.

As the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus is on surge in China, other countries including India have also witnessed cases of the same

India confirmed its first cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in children, with a total of seven cases reported as of Tuesday. The cases were reported in Bengaluru, Nagpur, Tamil Nadu and Ahmedabad,

A handful of cases of the Human Metapneumovirus have been confirmed in India but officials say there's no cause for alarm, according to multiple reports.

An 80-year-old man tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat on Thursday, officials said. The patient is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital and he does not have any travel history abroad,

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns.

Experts say the disease is likely not going to be the next pandemic and the worry is a result of heightened wariness for respiratory illness in a post-Covid world. HMPV is a respiratory virus that regularly circulates during cold and flu season.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreads rapidly in China, causing respiratory illnesses, with rising cases also reported in India.