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 ...

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 ...