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You might not have heard of them, but these are among virus families at high risk of causing the next pandemic, according to a threat list released by the government. The UK Health Security Agency ...
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
A new list of viruses and bacteria which pose the greatest threat to public health has been published by health officials to bolster preparedness for any future pandemic. The “priority pathogen ...
Pointless because the list of viruses is so long that its tricky to name a significant viral pathogen that has not been included. Potentially harmful because a prescriptive list like this could ...
Health officials have published a new list of viruses and bacteria they say pose the greatest threat to public health. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says its "priority pathogen" guide is ...
The UK Health Security Agency says the H5N1 virus is still primarily a bird disease, but still tops the list of viruses likely to cause a pandemic, according to Sky News science correspondent ...
Bird flu tops list of viruses likely to cause another pandemic - so authorities are on high alert As avian influenza is found in a sheep in Yorkshire, the close contact humans have with ...
The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose the greatest future risk to public health, aiming to guide development into ...