Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
by Robin McKie, Science Editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6M7BY)
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strain
Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists.
An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain of flu virus will be the cause of the next global outbreak of deadly infectious illness.
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