HMPV: Centre asks states to step up surveillance of respiratory illnesses
Financial Express Kochi|January 08, 2025
Two suspected cases of the virus were reported from Nagpur, taking the total number to seven
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THE CENTRE HAS advised states to step up surveillance for respiratory illnesses, including ILI and SARI, and spread awareness about the prevention of transmission of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) after five cases were detected in India.

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