2025年1月8日 · MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 284 cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 2024, comprising 5.8 percent of the 4,921 positive samples tested for respiratory viruses. Despite the low incidence, the DOH assures the public that HMPV infections are being monitored as…

2025年1月9日 · Citing results of the Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) surveillance of the Department of Health (DOH), Solante said a few cases of HMPV have already been detected in the country. But he stressed...

2025年1月8日 · MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said there was no need to implement lockdowns or close the country’s border over reports of an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in parts of China. HMPV cases have reportedly surged among young people in northern parts of China in recent weeks.

2025年1月8日 · According to the DOH, the top five culprits for ILIs in the country are rhinovirus, enterovirus, Influenza A, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and adenovirus. Meanwhile, the Human...

2025年1月9日 · There is no need to impose lockdowns or border closures amid recent reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China, the Department of Health on Wednesday said. This as the World Health Organization said the HMPV is not a new virus and that the upward trend during the winter “is within the range expected for this time of year.”

2025年1月8日 · MANILA, Philippines — A total of 284 cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were logged in the country last year, but the viral illness, which is surging in China, is not new and is only mild, the Department of Health (DOH) pointed out on Wednesday.

2025年1月5日 · Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urged the Department of Health (DOH) to enhance public awareness amid ongoing misinformation and misconceptions on the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). During a recent radio interview on DZRH, DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo dismissed social media claims of an HMPV outbreak in China as “fake news.”

2025年1月8日 · The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 8, that the Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is neither a "new disease" nor a "new virus."

2025年1月8日 · THE Department of Health (DOH) has clarified that Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is neither a new disease nor a new virus. This statement comes in response to reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicating an upward trend in respiratory infections, including hMPV and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), particularly during the winter ...

2025年1月8日 · Another lockdown is no longer needed amid reports of an outbreak of of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in parts of China, according to the Department of Health. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that hMPV cases as well as rhinoviruses, a major cause of common colds, have risen in northern parts of China.