Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, saying flu is a much bigger problem

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Chinese doctors surprised by reports of HMPV surge, saying flu is a much bigger problem
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this winter, according to doctors at various hospitals around the country, downplaying foreign media reports that there has been a surge in cases.

A respiratory physician named Wang at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, another major hospital in Beijing, also said that the vast majority of inpatients in his unit – perhaps more than 90 per cent – had influenza infections. According to the latest data released by the CDC, during the week of 23-29 December the HMPV positive rate ranked among the top three in both outpatient and inpatient cases of respiratory pathogens, although its prevalence was much lower than influenza.

It added: “Chinese authorities report that the health care system is not overwhelmed and there have been no emergency declarations or responses triggered.” Elsewhere, at the Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, infectious disease doctor Peng Jie said the virus was relatively rare at his hospital.

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