Texas Department of State Health Services data showed less than 50 HMPV-positive cases each week in December across the state.

The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV symptoms and more.

Despite surface similarities to COVID-19, this situation is very different, and far less worrisome, medical experts say.

Cases begin rising in India and other parts of world after outbreak in China - India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan are among the other countries that have reported cases of the virus

The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak.

With cases of HMPV surging in China, people are fearing a Covid-like pandemic hitting the UK – but how worried should we be?

To reassure citizens and residents, the Ministry of Health, through its Assistant Undersecretary for Preventive Health Affairs, Dr.

A rise in cases of human metapneumovirus in China is stoking fears of a new health crisis, though authorities and experts say prospects for a sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic are remote. The big picture: HMPV is similar to respiratory syncytial virus,

Authorities in Beijing have downplayed surge in cases, which comes five years after world was first alerted to emergence of Covid-19

The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak. View on euronews

Human metapneumovirus, HMPV, is a respiratory illness on the rise in China. A part of India is also under Covid rules amid fears of the virus spreading.