'Number one pandemic threat' is 'much worse' than Covid or rat virus
- Posted on May 18, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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'Number one pandemic threat' is 'much worse' than Covid or rat virus
Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has warned H5N1 bird flu is now among the top pandemic threats, with human cases historically far deadlier than Covid
