HMPV Spiking In Some Parts Of US, Data Show

The Hill (1/14, Bink, Bartiromo) reports, “Respiratory illnesses are spreading throughout the U.S., causing multiple states to see a spike in hospital visits.” The latest data show “another virus, known as HMPV, has also been spiking in some parts of the country.” Figures “from the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System” show “that among lab tests submitted for HMPV, more than 2% tested positive through the first week of January.” That is “up slightly from the week prior (1.77%) and more than double the rate reported in early December (0.87%).” Across Kansas, Iowa, “Missouri and Nebraska, more than 5.8% of tests submitted for HMPV tested positive through the first week of the year, data” show.