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What Would You Do If an Ebola Patient Checked Into Your Hospital?
On a November morning in 2018, a man checked into a crowded emergency department (ED) in California reporting fever and body ...
24 dangerous pathogen groups are posing serious health risks, UK experts warn
A new report from UK experts says research should be prioritised, including for four of the pathogen families at high risk of ...
A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
The Scientist8y
Ebola Evolved to Become More Infectious
Within the first few months of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the virus became less infectious in bats, the animal in which the pathogen is thought to have originated, and much more potent in humans. A ...
The Sun1mon
Experts reveal 4 viruses that could trigger the next pandemic – from brain-swelling ‘flu’ to an eye-bleeding fever
WHETHER it begins tomorrow, next month or in the next decade, another pandemic is looming. Scientists can’t predict precisely when or how the outbreak might start - but they say it's likely to ...
The Diseases Are Coming
For more than a decade, I have worked as a physician and public-health expert responding to infectious diseases around the ...
The Independent8d
Officials list ‘priority pathogens’ that pose greatest risk to public health
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Sun29d
Child, 4, dies from ‘eye-bleeding disease’ marking setback in efforts to contain new outbreak
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child has died of Ebola in Uganda, marking the second fatality in the ongoing outbreak declared on January 30. The child passed away on Tuesday after testing positive for the viral ...
UK unveils watch list of 24 pathogen families to enhance public health preparedness
The UK Health Security Agency aims to direct research efforts and expedite vaccine development for viruses like Covid-19, bird flu, and Ebola ...
London Evening Standard8d
Officials list ‘priority pathogens’ that pose greatest risk to public health
The list of 24 pathogen families is the first to consider global health threats, as well as threats specific to the UK population. Scientists say a new AI method for looking at cells could speed ...