The director general of the National Pharmacovigilance Center Riadh Daghfous affirmed that, contrary to information relayed on social networks, the HMPV virus which is starting to spread around the world does not present any danger and that no cases have been detected in Tunisia. until this day.
This is an old respiratory virus that appeared in Europe in 2001.
In a statement to TAP, the official stressed that the erroneous information published on social networks, accompanied by old photos and videos relating to the spread of this virus, led to the exaggeration of the situation at the time when the World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet issued any alert on this subject.
He added that, moreover, experts have not thought of developing a vaccine against this virus which spreads particularly in winter like all seasonal viruses.
The HMPV virus, which mainly attacks children and affects the respiratory tract, belongs to the family of viruses that cause inflammation of the bronchioles.
Like any seasonal virus, antiviral treatment must be offered if HMPV is affected, in addition to preventive measures to follow to avoid contamination, recommended Riadh Daghfous.
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