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HMPV outbreak in Northeast Asia (2024–present)

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The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published data showing that respiratory infections of Human metapneumovirus had risen significantly in the week of 16 to 22 December 2024;[1] human metapneumovirus was linked to 6.2 percent of positive respiratory illness tests and 5.4 percent of respiratory-illness hospitalizations in China, more than COVID-19, rhinovirus or adenovirus.[2]

Kan Biao, head of the China CDC's National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, announced that the rate of HMPV among children ages 14 and under was on the rise in China.[3]

References

  1. ^ "China steps up monitoring of emerging respiratory diseases: Report". Hindustan Times.
  2. ^ Willmoth, Hatty (3 January 2025). "HMPV: China's New Virus Outbreak Explained". Newsweek.
  3. ^ Dewan, Pandora (3 January 2025). "Viral disease HMPV is on the rise among kids in China — what is it?". Live Science.
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