An Underrated Epidemic: Highlighting the Outbreak of HMPV in China as a Public Health Concern in the Region

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Published: Aug 11, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.v22i3.1595

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Pakeezah Tabasum
Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Waseem Sajjad
King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.

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Pakeezah Tabasum, & Waseem Sajjad. (2026). An Underrated Epidemic: Highlighting the Outbreak of HMPV in China as a Public Health Concern in the Region. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.v22i3.1595
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