Colourised scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) (Getty) Health officials in Britain have published a first-of-its-kind ...

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 ...

The number of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic has grown to more than 30, and now includes influenza A virus, dengue virus and monkeypox virus, according to an updated list published by ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is ...

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 ...

In a recent article published in The Lancet Microbe, researchers discussed the World Health Organization (WHO) 's fungal priority pathogens list (FPPL). They shed light on the disparities between the ...

Vaccine development is traditionally driven by financial return opportunities for investors, disease outbreaks, and a specific focus on emerging diseases. However, a new systematic, transparent, and ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified 24 pathogen families that could pose the greatest risk to public health. The list aims to guide preparedness efforts in diagnostics, therapeutics, ...

The WHO has published a list of the most important fungal pathogens for the first time at the end of 2022, thus highlighting the high importance of research on the topic of fungal infections.