US EditionOfficials publish list of 'priority pathogens' posing greatest risk to public health
- The UK Health Security Agency published a list of 24 priority pathogens that pose significant public health risks to enhance pandemic preparedness.
- The list is the first to consider both global and UK-specific health threats, including coronaviridae and orthomyxoviridae families.
- Dr. Isabel Oliver stated that the assessment addresses gaps in diagnostics and vaccines, particularly concerning the effects of climate change on disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks.
- Experts emphasized the necessity for continued research on pathogens like bird flu and Ebola to prepare for potential global outbreaks resulting from climate shifts.
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Health experts reveal new list of diseases that may pose threat to public health
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) say that Norovirus and Avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, are on the list as well as mosquito-spread illnesses.
New list of viruses and bacteria seeks to prepare scientists for an upcoming pandemic
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published a list of “priority pathogens” that pose the greatest risk to public health. The objective is to help prepare scientists and researchers...
List of viruses that pose biggest threat to public health released
Covid-19 caused the last pandemic, but what will cause the next? (Picture: Getty) Paramyxoviridae, picornaviridae, and orthomyxoviridae. 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 (UKHSA) has published a new tool to guide priorities for research, setting out which bacteria and viruses are most …
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