Among the viral pathogen families classed as high risk for both epidemics and pandemics are coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19, and the orthomyxoviridae family, which includes avian influenza. It ...

FLU and coronaviruses have been named as top pandemic threats by UK health officials as they confirmed the first case of bird flu in a sheep. It comes five years on from the first Covid lockdown ...

A new list of viruses and bacteria which pose the greatest threat to public health has been published by health officials to bolster preparedness for any future pandemic. The “priority pathogen ...

Bacteria like E. coli and salmonella can home in on blood, a process called 'bacterial vampirism.' In people with IBD who ...