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 ...

Reports of overcrowded hospitals and people wearing masks have prompted comparisons with the outbreak of Covid five years ago, but human metapneumovirus is far from a mystery illness. Human ...

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 ...

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 ...

Case study reveals how human metapneumovirus can cause severe pneumonia even in healthy adults, emphasizing the need for precision diagnostics to tackle under-recognized respiratory threats.

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 ...

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 ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern Hemisphere, including in China, though neither the ...