All Tests For HMPV Found Negative In Odisha, No Reason To Panic, Says Public Health Director
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Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has recently spread widely across China and a few cases of which have been reported in India, has not been detected in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has recently spread widely across China and a few cases of which have been reported in India, has not been detected in Odisha.
"As of now, all the HMPV virus tests from the state have been found negative. There is no need to panic," said Public Health Director Dr Neelkanth Mishra.
He said HMPV symptoms are similar to those of the common cold. HMPV infection usually occurs in this season, he said.
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✨After the COVID-19 epidemic, the HMPV virus has spread all over the world. The virus is on the rise in China. Now this virus has entered India as well. . But so far it has not been detected in Odisha.
An 8-month-old child has been diagnosed with HMPV in a hospital in Bengaluru, informed Dr Mishra.
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