Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

As spikes in a respiratory virus and images of overwhelmed intensive care units emerge, there is a worrying echo of the early days of Covid. Zoë Beaty asks if Beijing is downplaying what is happening ...

China has not declared a state of emergency. PolitiFact checked multiple Chinese and U.S. government websites and found no public health emergency announcements. One of the respiratory viruses social ...

The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV ...

The posts are mostly false. Chinese authorities have reported an increase in some respiratory infections, but the increases ...

The illness is "typically mild", said The Independent, but it can lead to "severe complications such as pneumonia, ...

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China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration reported a significant increase in respiratory infections ...

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A combination of viral respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition has killed nearly 50 people in the African country.

National authorities said earlier this week that malaria was the most likely culprit in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 people and sickened nearly 600. More than 80 per ...