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.

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Future pandemics will likely emerge from animals. Strengthening animal health systems, improving surveillance, and embedding ...

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Specimens from patients under investigation for Ebola disease should only be handled, moved and transported in a certified biological safety cabinet (BSC) or other primary containment device, and ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

From mosquito monitoring to sewage surveillance, EU-funded researchers are combining diverse data techniques to spot early signs of emerging infections before they strike. By Andrew Dunne As the world ...

Johns Hopkins Hospital tests its federally designated biocontainment unit in an era of reduced public health funding.

Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the Yunnan province of the country. According to researchers, the viruses—closely ...

Scientists have found 20 new viruses in bats from China’s Yunnan province, including two linked to deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, raising concerns about future disease outbreaks from wildlife to ...