Ghana has recorded one case of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV).
This is the first case detected since the country begun testing for human metapneumovirus hMPV in January 2025. , the Minister of Health, announced this on Tuesday in a brief to Parliament on ongoing disease outbreaks in the county.
He said the testing commenced in response to recent increases in respiratory cases in China and some temperate countries in December last year and a case was detected from an elderly person. "So far, a total of ninety (90) samples have been selected for testing, and only one positive case has been detected for hMPV," he said.
The Minister assured the public that the risk of HMPV in Ghana remains low, stating that the county has a robust surveillance system in place to monitor for respiratory viruses, including HMPV. "The systems have been strengthened in recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, we assure the country that any case of HMPV will be quickly identified and managed to prevent spread," he said.
