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.

Outbreaks of the human metapneumovirus have affected numerous ... and then examined under an electron microscope. Researchers observed a virus with structural similarities to the paramyxoviridae ...

Videos circulating on social media purportedly showed that hospitals in China are overwhelmed by a surge in respiratory illnesses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Social media posts claim ...