Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between humans through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces ...

NAIROBI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an ...

The spike is being driven by influenza, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada’s latest FluWatch report, which shows the proportion of tests that came back positive for this virus was ...

Digicomphoto / Science Photo Library via Getty Images The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus.

Unlike the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, HMPV is a known virus, with established risks and countermeasures. However, it does pose a risk for vulnerable groups, such as ...

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.

The number of cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus that causes flu-like symptoms, is increasing in China. The country's disease control authority said it was monitoring the ...