Severe pneumonia caused by human metapneumovirus in an immunocompetent adult highlights diagnostic challenges and underscores ...

Former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has reassured that the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not a cause for concern, ...

The COVID pandemic is ongoing, but scientists are on alert for any pathogen that might lead to ... We'd had experience with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern respiratory ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the nose swab test, created by Healgen Scientific LLC, in October. Within 15 minutes, the test can detect proteins from the viruses that cause both major ...

The CDC estimates there have been over 1,500 deaths from flu so far this year. Respiratory illness activity – a measure of how often conditions like the common cold, flu, COVID-19, and ...

especially the respiratory pathogens, because we're in the sort of respiratory season where things like RSV, flu, COVID and even strep throat are spreading in some places more than others," she said.

James Wood receives funding from the NHMRC for research on modelling and surveillance relating to respiratory pathogens ... for research relating to COVID-19. Alexandra Hogan is currently a ...

For the 2024 fall respiratory season, Northeast Texas has seen similar trends for RSV and the flu as past years and low COVID-19 rates. However, this season is abnormal due to the rising cases of ...