Dr. Eileen Schneider, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, said HMPV is "associated with approximately 20,000 hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years." ...

The CDC said it was aware of increasing HMPV cases in northern China following reports from Beijing-run media confirming positivity rates have risen significantly among children 14 and younger.

CDC on alert as HMPV virus spreads in China. ... The CDC found that out of an estimated 13,800 people tested for respiratory diseases in the week of Dec. 28, only 1.94% tested positive for HMPV.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...

The CDC confirms a new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a spike in cases in China, was detected in the U.S. in low numbers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee wrapped up the first day of its meeting since ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

A new, highly infectious COVID-19 strain that has led to a spike in hospitalizations in China has now been detected in the US, including cases in New York City, according to the Centers for ...