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It’s very bad news that common viruses are affected by climate change

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It’s very bad news that common viruses are affected by climate change

No one knew climate change would affect viruses that spread from person to person, but it does. For the eighth of our 12 Days of Culture we look at how disease may change

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Monkeypox has reached the UK - here's what you need to know

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Pandemics past: Seven times flu has become a mass killer

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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

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Stopping the spread: What you can do to prevent flu

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The epidemic on the way: Why winter flu is so bad this year

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Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine

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A cholera pandemic has raged for 56 years. Time to stamp it out

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Why bird flu risk is like the Grenfell Tower tragedy

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Why bird flu risk is like the Grenfell Tower tragedy

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A bird flu pandemic looms but the US is holding back the fight

Just two mutations could turn H7N9 flu into a deadly airborne strain, but restrictions meant to protect us from a possible pandemic are making it harder to combat the next one

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Bird flu strain hitting China may be getting more dangerous

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Flu drugs work and are needed during pandemics

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Why MERS is more likely to stay a hospital bug than go pandemic

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