The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China. HMPV, which was discovered in 2001, is common but underdiagnosed due ...

The most recent outbreak of H7N9 influenza in China has infected 460 people since October, making it the largest epidemic of avian flu since 2013, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are currently “monitoring” reports of increasing cases of human metapneumovirus in China’s northern provinces, even though rates of the ...

U.S. health officials issued a warning to travelers about a mosquito-borne illness being transmitted in parts of southeast China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is an ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in China amid a steady increase in infections across the United States since November.

The CDC issued a Level 2 travel alert for a chikungunya outbreak in Guangdong, China. Chikungunya causes fever and severe joint pain but is rarely fatal. Travelers should avoid mosquito bites and ...

Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many harmful pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and the virus that causes chikungunya. Outbreaks of chikungunya can now occur almost ...