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.

Memories are short but it is vital we keep preparedness alive and well The new list includes 16 virus families and eight bacterial families, equalling dozens of bugs in total. Dr Isabel Oliver ...

Health officials in Britain have published a first-of-its-kind list of the disease-causing viruses they believe pose the greatest risk to humans - including four viruses highlighted as pandemic risks.

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 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 ...

The virus has been spreading in undervaccinated ... two are in Eddy County and Chaves County was new to the list Tuesday with one case. New Mexico reported its first measles-related death in ...

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 ...

A leading scientist has warned the list includes viruses that may be ‘impossible to control by even the strictest lockdown’. Such is the concern that the Government announced the launch of a ...

A sheep infected with bird flu will ring another alarm bell as the virus continues to drift into mammals. It's the first time anywhere in the world that a sheep is known to have been infected. It just ...