HMPV in India: Infants who tested positive for the virus had no travel history; know why children are more vulnerable

Seven cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in children were reported in India on Monday, two each in the states of Karnataka, Nagpur and Tamil Nadu and one in Ahmedabad. Amid an outbreak of a cocktail of respiratory diseases in China, the sudden rise of HMPV in India has raised concerns. However, Union Health Minister…

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HMPV: are we overestimating its threat or facing a hidden pandemic risk? – Times of India

With the wounds from COVID still unhealed, news about HMPV outbreak in China, where the COVID outbreak originated five years ago, panic gripped everyone. Parents are mostly very worried because the virus attacks children more than any other part of the population. Disturbing videos from China also add to parents’ worries. The elderly and immunocompromised…

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