UK should be preparing for bird flu pandemic, scientist warns amid concern over virus mutations that could see it take off in humans

UK should be preparing for bird flu pandemic, scientist warns amid concern over virus mutations that could see it take off in humans The UK should be preparing for a bird flu pandemic amid concerns the virus could jump to humans, a leading public health expert has warned. 

Professor Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University, said it is too early to say what will cause the next outbreak.

But there are 'signals' that there is a pattern emerging in avian flu's mutations, which means it could take off among humans at 'some point', according to the researcher, who advised the Scottish Government during the Covid crisis. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Expert calls for future pandemic planning amid ‘signals’ from bird flu The Independent