9-month-old child tests HMPV positive in Ahmedabad

A nine-month-old child has tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Ahmedabad, the officials said. The infant marks the fourth HMPV-positive case in Gujarat with all cases have been reported in less than a



week.

According to the information, the baby boy was admitted to a private hospital in the city on January 6. He suffered a cold, cough and difficulty in breathing. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said that he has no history of foreign or other travel.