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Govt, experts say no need to panic over HMPV cases

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January 07, 2025

The Indian Council of Medical Research has detected two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka through routine surveillance for multiple respiratory viral pathogens, the Union health ministry said on Monday.

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The state government, however, asserted that there was no cause for alarm over the virus as it was already present in the country.

A three-month-old female infant with a history of bronchopneumonia was diagnosed with HMPV after being admitted to Baptist Hospital in Bengaluru. She has already been discharged, the ministry said. An eight-month-old male infant with a history of bronchopneumonia tested positive for the virus on January 3, after being admitted to Baptist Hospital. He is now recovering, the ministry said.

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