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Priority Pathogens: The disease families which require urgent scientific research

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 25 March 2025 - Categories: Health security
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles, located on the surface of a Vero E6 cell

Today we have published a Priority Pathogen Families reference tool, highlighting 24 pathogen families where we believe further research is most needed in the interests of biosecurity.

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How high is the risk of catching mpox and how can I protect myself?

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 23 August 2024 - Categories: Health security, Mpox
This is a colorized transmission electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue), that had been cultured in the laboratory. The image was captured and colour-enhanced at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Integrated Research Facility (IRF), located in Fort Detrick, Maryland

In this blog post, we share more information about what mpox is, the different clades, the key symptoms and how UKHSA is working with partners to respond to the outbreak.

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