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Pandemics News

UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection

Innovation News Network - 06-Nov-2024

The system will use genetic testing to identify infections quickly

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Bird flu is spreading to other animals and may cause a pandemic in humans

Popular Science - 17-Jun-2024

The fatality rate for H5N1 is estimated to be around 50%

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New vaccine may offer broad protection against both known and unknown coronaviruses

The Guardian - 06-May-2024

Vaccine has shown the potential to protect mice against range of coronaviruses,

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Frozen ancient viruses in the Arctic could spark the next global pandemic

Independent - 21-Jan-2024

Scientists develop monitoring strategies to mitigate the impact of frozen pathogens re-emerging

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Animal-to-human diseases poised to kill 12 times more people by 2050

Independent - 03-Nov-2023

Urgent action needed to prevent the disease risk by addressing climate change & deforestation

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Novel Claromer compounds fight viruses by targeting their protective membranes

Maxwell Biosciences - 02-Aug-2023

Inspired by human immunity, Claromers are revolutionary molecules which may overcome resistance in near future

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One drug to fight them all: A bold approach to stopping viruses

Freethink - 06-Apr-2023

A single treatment could tackle multiple viral infections, transforming medicine

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Universal flu vaccine protects against all 20 strains of flu virus

BBC - 25-Nov-2022

Breakthrough innovation that simultaneously induces antibodies against multiple antigens

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Proposed strategy to protect elderly from gerolavic infections like COVID-19

Forbes - 31-Mar-2020

To benefit long term global health and longevity, and enhance economic recovery

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CloudMind robots used to protect staff in Wuhan field hospital

CNET - 14-Mar-2020

Able to monitor patients' vital signs and deliver medication remotely

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Ethics report shows equal respect helps prepare for health emergencies

Nuffield Council on Bioethics - 24-Feb-2020

As is often the case, it's politicians who need to act before the spotlight is on them

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2020 could bring universal flu vaccine thanks to Israeli researchers

Algemeiner - 11-Dec-2019

It's always better to be prepared beforehand for another possible pandemic

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Flu vaccine 2019 and everything you need to know about that

Huffington Post - 23-Sep-2019

Flu can kill – it’s a good idea to get the jab every year

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Independent panel says we're not prepared for growing global pandemic risk

VOX - 19-Sep-2019

Politicians quickly forget the risk once the last crisis is over

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Taking antibiotics could make your flu more deadly

Independent - 02-Jul-2019

Antibiotics should not be taken without a prescription of the doctor

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Pig Ebola spreads across Asia leading to culling of millions of pigs

Guardian - 06-Jun-2019

If this mutated to infect humans it would be worse than Ebola

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Dangerous toxins accidentally released from labs every few days

VOX - 20-Mar-2019

All too easy to get lax about safety when you work with deadly materials every day

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Small molecule oral drug could treat influenza A

Phys.org - 11-Mar-2019

Targets seasonal and pandemic strains of flu

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Flu resistant chickens in battle against next human pandemic

Independent - 23-Jan-2019

Hopefully in future we can make ourselves impervious to flu

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How do you die from the flu?

Patient - 15-Jan-2019

It's not just a bad cold - it killed 15,000 people in the UK last year

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Llama blood clue to beating all flu

BBC - 02-Nov-2018

Llama antibodies able to attack parts of flu virus that don't mutate

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Prototype pandemic vaccine without the shot

Washington Post - 12-Sep-2018

A bandage-like strip with micro-needles may replace the usual methods for vaccination

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China Won't Share Its Samples of a Deadly Flu Virus

Live Science - 28-Aug-2018

China refuses to share H7N9 samples making difficult developing a vaccine against it

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Pandemic could kill 900 million people

Metro - 30-Jul-2018

Lack of adequate response systems may result in the death of 10% of the population

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Nipah virus outbreak in India contained

Times of India - 09-Jun-2018

Nipah virus outbreak has been contained with 17 deaths and no new cases

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Could dog flu be the next pandemic?

Medical News Today - 06-Jun-2018

The H3N8 Dog influenza virus found in China is not a risk for humans at the moment

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Here's What the Next Pandemic Pathogen Might Look Like

Live Science - 12-May-2018

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Pop up vaccine factories could curb pandemics

The Ecologist - 10-May-2018

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Influenza pandemic could infect 43 million in UK

Cambridge Independent - 15-Apr-2018

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How to avoid catching a virus on a plane

Science Magazine - 19-Mar-2018

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Disease X Could One Day Kill Millions

Newsweek - 11-Mar-2018

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Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine

BBC - 05-Mar-2018

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Hunting Unknown Viruses To Prevent Next Pandemic

Futurism - 23-Feb-2018

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First ever human case of H7N4 bird flu

Guardian - 15-Feb-2018

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Experimental Drug Kills Flu Virus in a Single Day

ScienceAlert - 13-Feb-2018

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Infectious disease outbreak could kill 30 million people in a year

Business Insider - 02-Feb-2018

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Google invests in UK company developing universal flu vaccine

Independent - 15-Jan-2018

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What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?

BBC - 08-Jan-2018

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New DNA vaccine could lead to a universal vaccine for the flu

Digital Trends - 02-Jan-2018

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The Virus That Conquered the World, 100 Years Later

Infection Control Today - 20-Dec-2017

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US lifts ban on risky pathogen research

Nature - 19-Dec-2017

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H7N9 Influenza Could Be The Next Big Flu Pandemic

Science Trends - 20-Oct-2017

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Can We Stop A Global Pandemic?

Forbes - 19-Oct-2017

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Shortage Could Leave U.S. With Deadly Flu Pandemic

Newsweek - 12-Oct-2017

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BBC app to investigate how flu pandemic spreads

BBC - 27-Sep-2017

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Bill Gates thinks a pandemic could kill 30 million people

Business Insider - 17-Sep-2017

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Still Vulnerable 100 Years after Lethal 1918 Flu Pandemic

Scientific American - 15-Sep-2017

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Three Mutations Could Turn Bird Flu Virus Into A Human Pandemic

IFL Science - 26-Jun-2017

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Bill Gates warns tens of millions could be killed by bio-terrorism

Guardian - 18-Feb-2017

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We are vulnerable to flu epidemic in next decade

BBC - 30-Dec-2016

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Influence of the "first flu"

BBC - 11-Nov-2016

UK expert said 2 hemagglutinin could explain different patterns in flu pandemics

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First flu affects lifetime risk

BBC - 11-Nov-2016

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UK is ‘vulnerable’ to next Ebola outbreak

BBC - 25-Jan-2016

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Dog infects four humans with the plague, may involve human-to-human transmission

Independent - 01-May-2015

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‘Mystery disease’ kills 18 in Nigeria

BBC - 18-Apr-2015

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India swine flu outbreak ‘kills 75’

BBC - 28-Jan-2015

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Studying Epidemics in Virtual Worlds

Bloomberg - 06-May-2009

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Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak controllable

PNAS - 27-Feb-2004

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