If you’ve been hit with a respiratory tract infection this festive season, it’s more likely to be Covid-19 than the flu.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a statement assuring the public that there is no need to panic about the reported cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV).

Reports of rising human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in China have triggered global concern. However, health experts have ...

Hospitals across the country are reintroducing masks with many declaring 'critical incident' as the number of patients with ...

Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears ...

Common symptoms of HMPV include coughing, fever and a blocked nose - very similar to many types of cold and flu.

The change was prompted by postmarketing observational studies that suggest an increased risk of GBS within 42 days of ...

Experts have explained how to tell the difference between flu and human metapneumovirus (HMPV), as cases appear to be rising ...

Analysis of the intervention, implemented at 49 urgent care clinics, found the biggest reductions among clinicians who were ...

Preventing the spread of HMPV in communities requires a multi-pronged approach that focuses on hygiene, isolation, and ...

HMPV was first discovered in 2001, but studies indicated that the virus has been circulating in humans for at least 50 years.

With reports of HMPV cases rapidly increasing in parts of China, what exactly is this virus and should we be worried here in ...