CNA Explains: What is HMPV, why are cases rising in China and …
2 days ago · SINGAPORE: China is seeing a surge in respiratory infections, including cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid an annual winter spike across northern provinces, particularly among ...
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see
1 day ago · As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases could be felt more ...
What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases
2 days ago · Young children and adults aged 65 and older are among those at the highest risk of HMPV progressing to bronchitis or pneumonia. MORE: Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, 'walking pneumonia ...
HMPV: What to know about China's human metapneumovirus …
2 days ago · Beijing has experienced a surge in flu-like HMPV cases, especially among children, which it attributed to a seasonal spike In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with masked people ...
What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China
2 days ago · But severe cases can result in bronchitis or pneumonia, particularly among infants, older adults and immunocompromised people. ... At a news conference held by China’s Center for Disease Control ...
China pneumonia: Hospitals packed with children, WHO asks ... - NBC News
HONG KONG — Hospitals in northern China appear to be “overwhelmed with sick children” as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia, prompting the World...
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children-Northern China
Nov 23, 2023 · Mycoplasma pneumonia and RSV are known to affect children more than adults. On 22 November 2023, WHO identified media and ProMED reports about clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children's hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other places in China.
What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?
SHANGHAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A request by the World Health Organization for more information on a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children in China has attracted...
What is the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China?
Nov 23, 2023 · What is the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China? The WHO has asked China for more information on the undiagnosed respiratory illness that has spiked since October 2023.
China steps up monitoring of emerging respiratory diseases
BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China's diseases control authority said on Friday that it was piloting a monitoring system for pneumonia of unknown origin, with cases of some respiratory diseases ...