The NHS is under intense pressure amid a rise in cases of a globally spreading virus - with hospitals across the nation feeling the strain. Health chiefs are urging the public to steer clear of ...

HMPV Cases In UK: The United Kingdom is in the grip of the deadly Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, a respiratory illness that has prompted the NHS to issue an urgent health warning.

Or more than 7,000 patient samples that were tested by medics for viruses, 4.9% were positive for hMPV, with the highest positivity among those aged 80 and over at 7.3%. The NHS remains under ...

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV ... A rise in cases of a globally spreading 'mystery' virus has placed the NHS under pressure. Health chiefs are now urging the public to stay away from medical ...

Ghana has recorded one case of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV). This is the first case detected since the country begun testing for human metapneumovirus hMPV in January 2025. Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, ...

Cases of HMPV have surged in the past week in China ... wearing a face mask" to prevent cases rising. Amanda Pritchard, NHS England's chief executive, voiced her concern about the strain winter ...

There is no evidence that post-mortem samples were taken from a premature baby after his death, a hospital boss has said. Documents appear to suggest that four samples were sent for testing following ...

hVIVO plc (AIM: HVO), a fast-growing early-stage Contract Research Organisation (CRO) and the world leader in human challenge clinical trials, announces that, following the success of its pilot human ...

The HMPV is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe illness. The vulnerable group includes young children, older adults, and individuals with weakened immune systems A one-year-old girl ...

First reported in children from the Netherlands in 2001. Retrospective studies have shown the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in the human population from as early as the 1950s.

A deluge of disinformation about a virus called hMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the ...

The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has confirmed the detection of a single case of the Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) in Ghana. According to him, the case was detected in an elderly adult ...