A flu-like viral disease has surged in China in recent months, particularly infecting children, raising concerns about its potential spread. Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have also been ...

An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the ...

GENEVA — An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of ...

Five years on from the start of the covid pandemic, are we ready for a potential avian influenza outbreak? This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...

Already, there are renewed concerns about the potential for an H5N1 flu pandemic, with the virus tearing through U.S. dairy cow herds over the past year and also infecting at least 66 people in ...

Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.

In February 2024, Dr. Jeremy Farrar, who is chief scientist at the World Health Organization, called the ongoing spread of H5N1 “a pandemic of animals.” Scientists agree that the virus would ...

Thousands of health workers, police and local officials across the UK will take part in a massive nationwide exercise to prepare for another Covid-style pandemic. And 87 million phones will get a ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday mounted a robust defense of the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that its stimulus ...

The term “Disease X” represents an unpredictable pathogen that could spark the next pandemic. Though hypothetical, its potential impact is a stark reminder of the importance of global health ...

Current perspective Although HMPV is contributing to increased respiratory infections, it is not a new virus or an imminent pandemic threat. Seasonal surges are typical, especially as populations ...

However, none of this means we are "one mutation away" from a pandemic. The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1 emerged in China in 1996. Since then, H5 viruses have ...