BHW urges vigilance amid HMPV outbreak
BHW urges vigilance amid HMPV outbreak

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW), as a civil society platform expresses deep concern over the recent outbreak of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Bangladesh Health Watch urges citizens to take preventive measures, including; washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds,...

India urges states to boost surveillance of HMPV cases
India urges states to boost surveillance of HMPV cases

In response to the detection of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, Indias federal health ministry has urged states to strengthen their monitoring of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). During a review of respiratory illnesses in the country on Monday, the...

HMPV vs Covid-19: Key differences and dangers
HMPV vs Covid-19: Key differences and dangers

HMPV virus is not a novel virus - it was first isolated in 2001 by Van den Hoogen and her colleagues in the Netherlands in the nasopharyngeal secretions of children with respiratory tract infections. The virus was named Human Metapneumovirus because it was a metapneumovirus that used humans as a...

India sees 5 positive HMPV cases
India sees 5 positive HMPV cases

Five Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases were reported from different parts of India on Monday. Health experts urged people not to panic and said the virus is neither a new pathogen nor causing a widespread disease outbreak, reports Hindustan Times. Health experts have clarified that HMPV is...

How threatening is the new virus?
How threatening is the new virus?

A new alarm has been raised over the HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus) that emerged in China at the start of the year. Meanwhile, patients infected with this virus have been identified in Japan, Malaysia, and India. Experts have commented that there is no need to panic about this virus in Bangladesh....

India reports two cases of HMPV in Karnataka, infants recovering
India reports two cases of HMPV in Karnataka, infants recovering

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka, reports Indian media. These cases, identified through routine surveillance of respiratory viruses, align with the Union Health Ministrys nationwide efforts to monitor respiratory...

First HMPV case in India detected in eight-month-old baby
First HMPV case in India detected in eight-month-old baby

After the world grappled with COVID-19, a new virus called HMPV, originating from China, has raised concerns globally. The first case in India has been confirmed in an eight-month-old baby at a hospital in Bengaluru. It is worth mentioning that HMPV is typically detected in children. Among all...