"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.

In the United States, CDC data shows that 13,000 tests were ... but we are keeping an eye on the situation,” Pinkney said. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is not a new virus. It typically causes ...