As head of one of the world’s only dedicated research labs focused on human metapneumovirus, John Williams used to spend most of his time attempting to convince skeptical doctors the virus was real.

The recent outbreak of HMPV in China has created a panic and raised a concern about HMPV leading to COVID-19 pandemic-like ...

Further analysis of the virus’s genome revealed a close genetic relationship with avian metapneumovirus, which primarily infects birds. Based on this discovery, the new virus was named human ...

Organization of the human metapneumovirus genome. The genome organization of HMPV compared with that of APVc and HRSV. Genes encoding nonstructural proteins (yellow), polymerase-associated ...

An uptick of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases in China has raised concerns over another pandemic, which appear to be unfounded ...

Recent viral outbreaks such as hMPV highlight the need for routine surveillance effective risk communication and boosting healthcare infrastructure Acute respiratory infections are a serious public he ...

“Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV ... cases have been detected all the time! Hopefully, whole genome sequencing and clinical information will clarify soon,” said Lancelot Pinto, an Indian ...

Further analysis of the virus’s genome revealed a close genetic relationship with avian metapneumovirus, which primarily infects birds. Based on this discovery, the new virus was named human ...

Cases of a respiratory virus known as HMPV — which has symptoms similar to the common cold, flu, and Covid-19 — have been surging in China, prompting fears of another pandemic. Outbreaks of ...

Adds Dr Pinto, "Human metapneumovirus is one of the viruses ... that would lead to whole genome sequencing, looking at what exactly is novel about the virus. You would then be on high alert ...