The patient, an 80-year-old man in Gujarat, is infected with virus. He has no travel history abroad, say officials

Human Metapneumovirus cases have been reported in India but authorities has ve claimed that there is no need to panic about the current situation. Read on to comprehend how dangerous can this virus be and its mode of spread.

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped to cows and spread across the country through dairy herds, poultry farms and even zoos, infecting millions of animals and dozens of people, the vast majority of them farm workers.

An 80-year-old man tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat on Thursday, officials said. The patient is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital and he does not have any travel history abroad,

Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns.

Experts say the disease is likely not going to be the next pandemic and the worry is a result of heightened wariness for respiratory illness in a post-Covid world. HMPV is a respiratory virus that regularly circulates during cold and flu season.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) spreads rapidly in China, causing respiratory illnesses, with rising cases also reported in India.