The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemicJournalists wearing face masks film a speech of Wang Liping, a researcher for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention during a press briefing by the National Health Commission in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.
“The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades,” said Wang Liping, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission. “At present, the rate of positive cases in human metapneumovirus detection is fluctuating, and the rate of positive cases in northern provinces is declining, and the rate of positive cases among patients aged 14 and below has started to decline,” she said.
Experts say HMPV is unlike COVID-19 in that it has been around for decades and there is some built-in immunity to it. Most children are infected with the virus by the age of 5.
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