Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Human metapneumovirus in central China, 2024–2025: epidemiology, co-infections, and temporal dynamics

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a major cause of acute respiratory infections in children, but comprehensive data from sentinel surveillance in the post‑pandemic period remain limited. Understanding its epidemiology and co‑infection patterns is critical for surveillance and preve...

Arg374 and Arg393 contribute to the hemagglutination activity and cell attachment of porcine parvovirus 1 VP2 virus-like particles

Porcine parvovirus 1 (PPV1) is an important swine pathogen associated with reproductive disorders. The VP2 capsid protein is the major structural protein of PPV1 and is capable of self-assembly into virus-like particles (VLPs), providing a useful model for studying capsid structu...

Prevalence of Keshan disease at the township level in China: a cross-sectional study

Keshan disease (KD), an endemic myocardiopathy with unclear etiology, lacks primary preventive measures. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of KD at the township level using spatial epidemiology, elucidate its distribution characteristics for further precision classificati...