HMPV Cases in India Live: Causes of HMPV Virus outbreak Recently, hospitals across China have been overcrowded again, with a large number of children and adults showing symptoms of fever and colds . The official name was "influenza A" and " human metapneumovirus ", but many people said that this wave of so-called "flu" was comparable to the outbreak of the new coronavirus three years ago. HMPV Virus Updates: A suspected case of human metapneumovirus ( HMPV ) infection has been reported in Himatnagar city of Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, officials said Wednesday. The blood sample of the patient - an eight-year-old boy, who is currently on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital - has been sent to a government hospital for confirmation, they said. "The case is under screening. A sample has been sent to a government lab for confirmation, and the ... The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has detected two cases of Human Metapneumovirus ( HMPV ) in Karnataka. Both cases were identified through routine surveillance for multiple respiratory viral pathogens, as part of ICMR's ongoing efforts to monitor respiratory illnesses across the country. HMPV symptoms are similar to those of flu or common cold. It can spread from an infected individual to others through coughing, sneezing or personal contact.
