World Health Organization reveals 30 pathogens most likely to trigger next pandemic
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Health Organization reveals 30 pathogens most likely to trigger next pandemic

Daily Mail  

The World Health Organization has revealed its list of more than 30 pathogens that are most likely to cause the next pandemic. The scientists also added smallpox even though it is currently eradicated, fearing it could be accidentally released in a lab accident and then spread quickly because few people now have immunity against the virus. The list was updated because of climate change, deforestation and the growth in international travel, which may make other diseases more likely to cause a new outbreak REVEALED: The diseases that could cause the next pandemic Disease Latin name Risk level Lassa Fever Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever Cholera Plague Shigellosis Salmonella Pneumoniae MERS; Middle East Respiratory Virus SARS; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Ebola Marburg virus Zika virus Dengue fever Yellow fever Tick-borne encephalitis West Nile Virus Hantavirus Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Bird flu Swine flu Nipah virus SFTS Fever Rift Valley Fever Smallpox Pox virus Monkeypox Chikungunya virus Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Pathogen X Adenovirus Adenovirus 14 Hand, foot and mouth Lentivirus Borna disease virus Hepatitis C Hepatitis E HerpesHPVParvovirus Mammarenavirus lassaense Mammarenavirus juniense Vibrio Cholerae Serotype 1 Yersinia Pestis Shigella dysenteriae Salmonella enterica Klebsiella pneumoniae Subgenus Merbecovirus Subgenus Sarbecovirus Orthoebolavirus zairense Orthoebolavirus sudanense Orthoebolavirus zikaense Orthoflavivirus denguei Orthoflavivirus flavi Orthoflavivirus encephalitis Orthoflavivirus nilense Orthohantavirus sinnombreense Orthonairovirus haemorrhagiae Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae Henipavirus nipahense Bandavirus dabieense Phlebovirus riftense Orthovirus variola Orthovirus vaccinia Orthovirus monkeypox Alphavirus chikungunya Alphavirus venezuelan Pathogen X Recombinant Mastadenovirus Mastadenovirus blackbeardi serotype 14 Enterovirus coxsackiepol Lentivirus humimdef1 Orthobornavirus Borneense Orthohepadnavirus hominoidei C Paslahepevirus balayani 3 HerpesviridaePapillomaviridaeProtoparvovirus carnivoran HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH low-medium low-medium medium medium low low low lowlowlow But researchers have now expanded the list amid more opportunities for diseases to spread from animals to humans and between areas of the world. Those remaining on the list also included the bat-borne Nipah virus, which can cause severe swelling in the brain.

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Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?
1 month ago

Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?

ABC  

Belinda Smith: ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music and more. Raina MacIntyre: It's very serious in that, you know, really since 2020, there's been this unprecedented increase in this one particular strain of bird flu, H5N1. Belinda Smith: This means a worker on a pig farm could pass the human flu to a pig and a wild duck might fly …

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

The Hindu  

An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? View from the WHO Asked whether the world was better prepared for the next pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said recently: "Yes and no". "If the next pandemic arrived today, the world would still face some of the …

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
2 months, 4 weeks ago

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Associated Press  

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print We don’t know. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Scientists and vaccine-makers broke speed records developing COVID-19 vaccines that …

Which infectious disease is likely to be biggest emerging problem in 2025?
3 months ago

Which infectious disease is likely to be biggest emerging problem in 2025?

The Hindu  

COVID emerged suddenly, spread rapidly and killed millions of people around the world. Indeed, bird flu can infect humans with 61 cases in the U.S. this year already, mostly resulting from farm workers coming into contact with infected cattle and people drinking raw milk. Coupling this with a 30% mortality rate from human infections, bird flu is quickly jumping up …

What is Disease X and why the world should prepare for it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Disease X and why the world should prepare for it

The Hindu  

The story so far The recent outbreak reported in the first week of December 2024 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed over 400 lives and remains unclassified, has raised concerns that it could be an instance of Disease X. When SARS-CoV-2 emerged as an unknown pathogen causing a global pandemic, it exemplified the scenario that Disease X …

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious flu-like illness kills 31 in Congo: Is it 'Disease X'?

India Today  

The United Nations has sent a health team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 31 people, mostly children, have died due to a mysterious illness. While the World Health Organisation has referred to it as an "undiagnosed disease", many experts are referring it to as 'Disease X', a hypothetical pathogen that represents the unknown. As per the WHO, …

Are we on the brink of another pandemic? Chinese researchers think so
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Are we on the brink of another pandemic? Chinese researchers think so

Firstpost  

Chinese scientists have said that a strain of a bird flu from 2021 has the potential to lead to a new pandemic Chinese researchers have said that the world could be close to having another pandemic in the near future. Even as the memories of the Covid-19 pandemic are afresh in many people’s mind, which emerged in China’s Wuhan, Chinese …

World Health Organization updates list of infectious pathogens with pandemic potential
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Health Organization updates list of infectious pathogens with pandemic potential

Salon  

Another pandemic like COVID-19 is all but guaranteed, according to public health experts. Whether it happens next year or a decade from now, these massive public health emergencies naturally happen on a regular basis, especially as our world gets hotter from climate change and more viruses and other pathogens spill over from our diminishing wilderness. The World Health Organization keeps …

Has the next pandemic already started?
8 months, 1 week ago

Has the next pandemic already started?

Al Jazeera  

New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. It is crucial to avoid repeating mistakes from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when dealing with H5N1, where the risks could be even greater due to its high mortality rate. Tests should be made available worldwide – including in low- and middle-income countries – and prioritised in populations …

CDC warns bird flu has 'pandemic potential'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

CDC warns bird flu has 'pandemic potential'

Daily Mail  

Bird flu could cause the next pandemic in humans, the CDC has warned, as the H5N1 strain spreading on farms continued to mutate. In a report quietly published late last week, the agency said avian flu viruses 'have pandemic potential' in a section about rolling out vaccines if there is a human spillover. Also last week, a separate study by …

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'
11 months, 1 week ago

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'

Hindustan Times  

Sounding the alarm for a potential future crisis, scientists warn that the next pandemic might be caused by Disease X. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now believe a strain of influenza virus is the most likely cause of the next global outbreak of “deadly infectious illness.” Alappuzha: Ducks being …

Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds
1 year ago

Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds

Hindustan Times  

Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. "This really highlights our enormous impact on the environment and the animals around us," said Cedric Tan, a doctoral student in computational biology at the University College London Genetics Institute, lead author of the study published this week in the journal Nature …

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic
1 year, 1 month ago

Will we be prepared for "Disease X?" Misinformation could leave us vulnerable to a future pandemic

Salon  

Pandemics have always been a major part of human history, they still dominate our present to some degree, and it would be prudent to prepare for them in the future to avoid the worst case scenario. “There's always the sense of ‘Is there another virus family out there that could cause a problem?’ They needed a “Disease X,” he said. …

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat
1 year, 2 months ago

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat

Hindustan Times  

In September 2023, India faced a concerning outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district. The high mortality rate of Nipah infections, coupled with the lack of effective treatments or vaccines, makes the causative virus worrisome enough to be included in the World Health Organization list of priority pathogens. Last week, world leaders convened at the World Economic Forum …

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Disease X and how will pandemic preparations help the world?

Al Jazeera  

WHO Director-General Tedros joined world leaders at the Davos summit to discuss strategies for the next potential pandemic. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”. Labelling this potential threat as “Disease X” is meant to prioritise preparations for dealing with …

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos
1 year, 2 months ago

World leaders to meet to discuss threat of hypothetical ‘Disease X’ in Davos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s known by the placeholder name of Disease X, …

How common are unexplained outbreaks of disease?
1 year, 4 months ago

How common are unexplained outbreaks of disease?

BBC  

How common are unexplained outbreaks of disease? Alamy Outbreaks of the Sin Nombre hantavirus are now known to be linked to El Niño, which increases rainfall in the Southwestern US and boosts the rodent population Amid reports of a mysterious respiratory illness spreading among children in China, an expert explains how regularly unexplained outbreaks turn up. "There are clearly some …

Experts reveal which virus is most likely to cause the next pandemic - and where it will come from
1 year, 4 months ago

Experts reveal which virus is most likely to cause the next pandemic - and where it will come from

Daily Mail  

The next pandemic could spark from a disease with a 40 percent mortality rate within just two decades, top virologists say — warning Covid could have been just the tip of the pandemic iceberg. Top culprits for the next pandemic, the experts speculated, were another coronavirus and avian influenza — a virus that infects birds but could possibly jump to …

8 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN viruses spark another COVID-like pandemic risk | DEETS HERE
1 year, 5 months ago

8 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN viruses spark another COVID-like pandemic risk | DEETS HERE

India TV News  

Researchers in China have identified eight never-before-seen viruses on Hainan, a tropical island located in southern China. These viruses were discovered within rodents, and experts have issued a warning, stressing that there is a significant risk of these viruses potentially infecting humans if they breach the species barrier. Notably, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union …

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges
1 year, 5 months ago

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic that impacted all aspects of human life, quite literally cancelled the planet. Was any internal advice given to the Government of India that the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna were better, despite the fact that they were significantly more expensive and difficult to administer? Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca in the UK, is similar to previous …

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID
1 year, 6 months ago

Disease X: Potential global pandemic 20 times deadlier than COVID

Op India  

With COVID-19 evolving into a persistent and increasingly known health challenge, global healthcare experts are now preparing for a possible emergence of “Disease X.” They warn that this novel virus could potentially yield an impact that can be twice that of the catastrophic pandemic Spanish Flu of 1918-1920. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the …

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert
1 year, 6 months ago

Disease X Dangerous Than COVID-19, Can Claim 50 Million Lives: Health Expert

News 18  

Scientists across the world fear that in the near future, another potential pandemic will arise, which will be far more deadly than COVID-19. Recently, a health expert from the United Kingdom said that a potential pandemic can be caused by Disease X, a name coined by the World Health Organization. According to health expert, Dame Kate Bingham, who chaired the …

Bird flu might infect humans ‘more easily’, UN agencies warns: What it means
1 year, 8 months ago

Bird flu might infect humans ‘more easily’, UN agencies warns: What it means

Hindustan Times  

Amid avian flu outbreaks globally, three UN agencies warned that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, urging countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms. This comes as a new highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu among wild birds spread to new geographical regions, raising fears of a pandemic among humans. “There is …

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Disease X’ can cause a more fatal pandemic? What WHO says

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation has chalked out priority disease under their scanner at the present. These include- -Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever -Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease -Lassa fever -Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Nipah and henipaviral diseases -Rift Valley fever -Zika -“Disease X”* The presence of this apocalyptic sounding 'Disease X" has caused concern …

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO, Believes Disease X Could Create A Pandemic Like Situation, All You Need To Know

News 18  

As the world gradually returns to a sense of normalcy following the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the scientific and public health communities remain steadfast in their preparations for future outbreaks and pandemics. As the global community reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, the pursuit of knowledge and preventive measures against future outbreaks …

Cause and Effect | As the earth warms, the rising threat of infectious diseases
2 years ago

Cause and Effect | As the earth warms, the rising threat of infectious diseases

Hindustan Times  

This is the number of infectious diseases that scientists believe will be aggravated as the planet warms. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States, in the study, Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change, published in August 2022, looked at what was increasing incidence of diseases caused by all varieties of …

Will H3N2 virus influenza turn into the next Covid pandemic? Here is what experts say
2 years ago

Will H3N2 virus influenza turn into the next Covid pandemic? Here is what experts say

India TV News  

The latest H3N2 virus is affecting an increasing number of people every day in India, causing concern among the public. Dr. Dhiren Gupta from Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi explained that the sudden spike in cases is due to the lack of exposure to the influenza virus in children during the Covid-induced lockdowns in the past two years. As the …

Will avian flu be the next human pandemic?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will avian flu be the next human pandemic?

Live Mint  

THE LARGEST-EVER recorded outbreak of avian influenza is tearing through populations of poultry and wild birds across the world. Dr Tedros’s warning was prompted by the recent spread of H5N1, a subtype of the influenza virus, from birds to mammals. Before covid-19, it was widely believed that the next human pandemic would be caused by an influenza virus. In 1997, …

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

A dramatic series of outbreaks is leading to concerns that a mutation could eventually hit humans and make COVID-19 seem mild. With the virus driving poultry shortages, killing droves of wild birds, and increasingly spilling over to mammals, the situation begs an overarching question: Could avian influenza evolve from an ecological disaster to a full-blown pandemic? But the fast-proliferating avian …

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO Says Covid-19 Remains 'Global Health Emergency'

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a “global health emergency” and the deadly virus will remain a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation. “Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of COVID-19 – the highest level of alarm under …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night
2 years, 2 months ago

9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night

NPR  

9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Zelei Images/Getty Images Peter Zelei Images/Getty Images Just three years ago, on Jan. 30, 2020, the head of the World Health Organization made a landmark declaration: A "novel coronavirus" that had first been identified in China had spread to a degree where it was now a …

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics
2 years, 2 months ago

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics

The Quint  

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics Getty Images Imagine it is 2030. An upgraded pandemic response to eliminate at source The process by which the WHO currently decides whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern has drawn criticism for being too slow. Elimination makes sense for other …

Explained | Disease X: Tracking the next pandemic
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Disease X: Tracking the next pandemic

The Hindu  

The story so far: World Health Organisation on Monday said that it is updating the list of priority pathogens that “pose the greatest public health risk due to their epidemic potential and/or whether there is no or insufficient countermeasures”. The WHO uses this blueprint to guide responses to outbreaks and improve global response for future epidemics – covered under and …

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics

The Independent  

The World Health Organization said on Monday that it is developing a new priority list of pathogens with the potential to spark global pandemics or outbreaks. “To support this effort the R&D Blueprint will convene 20-25 viral family groups of experts to independently review the science and to shortlist viruses of concern,” the WHO said in a statement. “Targeting priority …

Disease X, other future pandemics causing pathogens to be identified by WHO
2 years, 4 months ago

Disease X, other future pandemics causing pathogens to be identified by WHO

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization will soon be updating the list of priority pathogens, including “Disease X”, that can cause future outbreaks and pandemics. The WHO, in a statement, said that the health body is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria and the “Disease X”, which can cause a serious international …

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization said on Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and need to be kept under close observation. "Targeting priority pathogens and virus families for research and development of countermeasures is essential for a fast and effective epidemic and pandemic response," said WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan. …

After COVID-19, these are the five virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts
2 years, 6 months ago

After COVID-19, these are the five virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts

ABC  

The CSIRO has delivered a comprehensive report on how we should prepare for future pandemics. Flaviviridae Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, West Nile fever The flaviviridae family causes several diseases, including dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, West Nile disease and others. Togaviridae Chikungunya fever, Ross River fever, Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis The most common disease symptoms …

A Recent Study Has Connected Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases
2 years, 7 months ago

A Recent Study Has Connected Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases

News 18  

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the known 375 human infectious diseases, or 58%, seemed to be …

Effects of Infectious Diseases Exacerbated Due to Climate Hazards, Study Shows
2 years, 7 months ago

Effects of Infectious Diseases Exacerbated Due to Climate Hazards, Study Shows

News 18  

Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the known 375 human infectious diseases, or 58%, seemed to be …

58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change
2 years, 7 months ago

58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change

Salon  

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our new research shows. Our team of environment and health scientists reviewed decades of scientific papers on all known pathogenic disease pathogens to create a map of the human risks aggravated by climate-related …

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
2 years, 7 months ago

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers looked through the medical …

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?
2 years, 7 months ago

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?

Slate  

This story originally appeared on OpenMind, a digital magazine tackling science controversies and deceptions. But the Black Death, uniquely virulent and transmissible, burned across Europe, eastern and central Asia, the Muslim world, North Africa, and Russia for seven years. Ebola, a deadly virus spread by exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, isn’t a pandemic threat because it doesn’t have …

Outbreaks from animals in Africa surge by 60% in last decade
2 years, 8 months ago

Outbreaks from animals in Africa surge by 60% in last decade

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the last decade, the World Health Organization said, a worrying sign the planet could face increased animal-borne diseases like monkeypox, Ebola and coronavirus in the future. “We must act now to contain zoonotic diseases before they can …

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?
2 years, 9 months ago

What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

Live Mint  

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. Medical experts have warned, as reported by The Mirror, “We're living through a new pandemic era, and Disease X’ could be …

Monkeypox outbreak declared a pandemic by World Health Network; urges WHO to take immediate action
2 years, 9 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak declared a pandemic by World Health Network; urges WHO to take immediate action

India TV News  

Monkeypox outbreak which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursday been declared a pandemic by the World Health Network, a global collaboration of scientific and citizen teams. Citing Monkeypoxmeter, a website that tracks the infection cases in real-time, the WHN said there are now 3,417 confirmed monkeypox cases reported across 58 countries, and the outbreak is rapidly …

Pandemic’s origins obscured by lack of Chinese data: WHO panel
2 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic’s origins obscured by lack of Chinese data: WHO panel

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization said on Thursday its latest investigation into the origins of COVID-19 was inconclusive, largely because data from China is missing, another blow to its years-long effort to determine how the pandemic began. The report from the WHO expert panel said all available data showed the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 probably came from animals, likely bats, …

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