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

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

MERS is on the loose in South Korea. The characteristics of the virus suggest it is unlikely to spread around the world like SARS did – but the alternative isn't great either

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Wild bird flu could mutate into deadly human pandemic

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Is stockpiling pandemic flu drugs shrewd or misguided?

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Is stockpiling pandemic flu drugs shrewd or misguided?

Analysis

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Virus that caused flu pandemic dominates again

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Evidence that Tamiflu reduces deaths in pandemic flu

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Evidence that Tamiflu reduces deaths in pandemic flu

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Nasal spray could buy time in flu pandemic

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The risk of a flu pandemic is very real

Opinion

China bird flu may be two mutations from a pandemic

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China bird flu may be two mutations from a pandemic

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Swine flu pandemic killed 15 times more than thought

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One mistake away from a worldwide flu pandemic

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One mistake away from a worldwide flu pandemic

Two labs have made lethal, highly transmissible versions of bird flu virus – do the risks of it escaping outweigh the benefits of the research?

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Contagion's virus adviser tracking the next pandemic

Opinion

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Five easy mutations to make bird flu a lethal pandemic

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The risk of an influenza pandemic is fact, not fiction

Opinion

Cool viruses from pox to pandemics

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