The Department of Health reported more than 5,000 cases of Influenza-like illness in the first weeks of January this year, which is 54% lower than 12,620 cases during the same period last year.

One of the ways the CDC has stepped up its surveillance of H5N1 infections in people is by asking state public health laboratories to perform additional testing on all patient samples that test ...

The viral infection surges are putting such on a strain on health systems that Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge had to stop accepting ambulances earlier this week. Patient numbers ...

These data indicate that p53 has a determining role in allowing adenovirus to induce CPE and probably, therefore, in virus replication. Moreover, although the E1b58kDa protein is not required for ...

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The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be mild, health experts say Ella Jeffries Staff Contributor The U.S. has ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus cases surging in northern China during the winter season have been circulating on news outlets internationally. The country had seen an increase, especially in ...

China is experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness that is making waves amid a global uptick in infections this winter. Unlike the coronavirus that caused the ...

HMPV causes flu-like symptoms. The virus usually affects the upper respiratory system but can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections. HMPV is more common in winter and early spring.

As reports of a new virus outbreak circulate, here is everything you need to know about human metapneumovirus (HMPV).

Emerging human metapneumovirus (hMPV) strains spark concerns and opportunities in managing respiratory infections in kids. Short Communication: Emerging lineages A2.2.1 and A2.2.2 of human ...

Throughout our lives, we’re exposed to all sorts of bacteria, viruses and other bugs. These infections don’t arrive one by one – they’re often overlapping, and our immune system is ...