Each of these recent cases was caused by a different strain of influenza virus. In each case, it was an animal virus, which should not normally have turned up in humans at all. Should stories like ...

UK health chiefs have issued a stark warning about 24 deadly viruses that could trigger the next 'Disease X' - a term often used to describe the culprit behind the next pandemic. The UK Health ...

Britain has outlined four dangerous emerging viruses which could become the so-called “Disease X” to cause the next pandemic. The UKHSA risk rating specifically factors in the danger each ...