Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV ... an epidemiologist with the CDC. HMPV usually circulates during flu season (or slightly later), when it causes both upper and lower respiratory infections ...

In late December, an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China triggered widespread concerns, especially as social media videos of crowded hospitals fueled speculation about a ...

Following a rise in the number of HMPV cases in the United States ... the reports about the spike in China. The CDC said they know that human metapneumovirus cases in northern China are increasing ...

The CDC is tracking the situation in China, where cases of HMPV have significantly risen ... respiratory viruses -- influenza, COVID, RSV, human metapneumovirus -- they all increase this time ...

"Now we have diagnostic panels that can tell you whether you have influenza or COVID or RSV or human metapneumovirus." HMPV has an incubation period of three to six days, according to the CDC.