HMPV infection rate declining in China

The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus,
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China says it sees decline in rate of HMPV infections in northern China
China said on Sunday that it had seen a decline in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) among residents in northern provinces and in children under 14, amid international concern over a potential pandemic.
Health Matters: HMPV infection rate declining in China
A Chinese health official says the rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus in northern China is declining amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Jan.
Virus Causing Concern in China Is on the Decline, Official Says
The rate of human metapneumovirus infections in China is going down, according to a health official who gave an updated Sunday. "The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades,
HMPV cases in northern provinces declining: China
At present, the rate of positive cases in human metapneumovirus detection is fluctuating, and the rate of positive cases in northern provinces is declining,” said Liping, during a press briefing by China's National Health Commission.
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