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Written question asked by Alicia Kearns (Conservative) on Monday, 6 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 January 2025 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Gwynne (Labour) on Thursday, 9 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Viral Diseases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) the World Health Organisation on human metapneumovirus.

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has had no recent communications from the World Health Organisation or other countries in relation to human metapneumovirus (hMPV).

UKHSA’s long-term surveillance of hMPV in England, through systems covering general practice surgeries and hospital laboratories, indicates that hMPV levels in winter 2024-25 are in line with what we would expect to see at this time of year.

Healthcare data for hMPV and other respiratory viruses is routinely published on the UKHSA dashboard, which is available at the following link:

https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/respiratory-viruses/other-respiratory-viruses


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22091
Session
2024-26
Subjects
International cooperation Viral diseases World Health Organization
Link
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