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Nipah: the unknown virus that could be the next pandemic threat
A virus most people have never heard of has killed 17 people in India, and disease experts are getting concerned
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We may finally be able to beat the common cold with a new drug
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Hope for herpes vaccine after it wipes out virus in monkeys
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Physics
Bacteria-killing nanofibres could make clothes that stop disease
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Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies
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Bats spread Ebola because they鈥檝e evolved not to fight viruses
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Flu is evolving in new and unpredictable ways in China鈥檚 poultry
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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk
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Jab in the dark: Why we don鈥檛 have a universal flu vaccine
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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time
At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?
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It’s too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research
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Antarctic mystery microbe could tell us where viruses came from
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Eradicating rabies: Why man’s best friend holds the key
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Why bird flu risk is like the Grenfell Tower tragedy
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