Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media.

An outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised alarm globally. Several countries, including India, are monitoring the virus and its spread closely. But should one worry about it? How is this virus similar to the COVID-19 virus? What...

As HMPV – once thought to be a mystery virus – appears to sweep the globe , officials at the World Health Organisation have called for the return of three key Coronavirus pandemic restrictions

We estimated RSV and hMPV illness incidences among pregnant women and examined the association between antenatal RSV illness and preterm birth and small for gestational age (SGA).MethodsPregnant women aged ≥18 years were followed twice weekly until the end of pregnancy to identify illness episodes with >1 of myalgia, cough, runny nose/nasal congestion, sore throat, or difficulty breathing. Mid-turbinate nasal swabs were collected and tested for RSV and hMPV by real-time reverse-transcription PCR. Incidences were calculated. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) comparing participants with and without RSV illnesses for preterm birth (live birth before 37 weeks gestation) and SGA infant.ResultsAmong 2,764 participants, the median age was 29 years (interquartile range [IQR] 24-34) and the median enrollment gestational age was 10 weeks (IQR 7-14). Overall, 71 (3%) and 29 (1%) cases of RSV and hMPV illnesses were identified, respectively. Among these, 30 (42%) and 10 (34%), respectively, sought medical care. Incidence rates per 10,000 pregnant woman-months were 57 (95% confidence interval [CI] 44-72) for RSV and 23 (95% CI 16-33) for hMPV illnesses. Antenatal RSV illness in the third trimester conferred an increased risk of preterm birth (adjusted HR [aHR] 2.50, 95% CI 1.04-6.00) but not having an SGA infant (aHR 0.79, 95% CI 0.29 to 2.16).ConclusionsAntenatal RSV illness was associated with some adverse antenatal outcomes. Pregnant women had a 0.4-0.7% risk of RSV illness per pregnancy month, of which one third resulted in medical visits.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) in its Disease Outbreak News dated 7 January 2025 provided information and advice to the public about trends of acute respiratory infection including human metapneu...

Autoridades de saúde relataram um aumento nas infecções por metapneumovírus humano (HMPV) entre crianças de até 14 anos na China, mas a magnitude exata desse aumento não está clara.

Anak-anak lebih rentan terinfeksi HMPV. Penyebaran virus ini dapat terjadi ketika anak bertukar mainan, berpelukan, atau berbagi makanan.

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Penyebaran virus HMPV di berbagai negara dinilai tak mengalami lonjakan signifikan.