Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22557

Viral Diseases: Disease Control

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Christopher Chope

ConservativeChristchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to stop the spread of the HMPV virus from China.

Answer

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of many viruses within the United Kingdom that cause illness each winter. It has been in circulation for many decades. Most people have been infected by the age of five and reinfection occurs throughout life. The UK Hea...

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