"The human metapneumovirus is not a new virus, and has been with humans for at least several decades," said Wang Liping, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission.

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A Chinese health official says the rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus in northern China is declining amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Jan.

Amid the growing concern over a possible outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, Chinese health officials have said that the rate of infections in China is declining in the country. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus,