What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China

January 8, 2025

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(New York Times) – Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic almost exactly five years ago. But despite the surface similarities, this situation is very different, and far less worrisome, medical experts say.

The Chinese cases are reported to be infections with human metapneumovirus, known to doctors as HMPV. Here is what we know so far. (Read More)