This insistence comes at a time when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledged they are closely ...

CDC Director Mandy Cohen told members of Congress on Thursday that a respiratory illness spike in China is not believed to be a due to a “new or novel pathogen” and is instead caused by Covid ...

CDC Director says 'no new' virus out of China despite surge in respiratory illness Cohen said the CDC doesn't believe there's a new virus. By Adam Sabes Fox News.

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

CDC data suggests the virus continued to grow in November of 2024 with more recent data from Dec. 28, 2024, showing a 1.94% return on HMPV positive tests. Is 2025 HMPV virus worse than RSV?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, as the US sees an increase in such cases.

Cohen told the panel that CDC staff members who work in China have reported there is no novel pathogen at play. She said this was corroborated by “other sources from our European Union partners ...

China reported people without symptoms can spread the virus, but U.S. scientists aren't convinced. Other coronaviruses spread when an infected person has symptoms such as fever and coughing.

The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 213 on Friday and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South ...

It’s a highly unusual step. The last time the CDC did routine passenger health screening was during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, according to Dr. Martin Cetron, director of the CDC’s division of ...