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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins

Virologist explains why so many viruses such as Covid and bird flu are emerging

A Virologist has explained the reasons why we're seeing more and more viruses being detected post-Covid.

From monkeypox to bird flu and general influenza, the news headlines have been portraying a sense of alarm, however, Dr. Lindsay Broadbent, from the University of Surrey says the reason there is more viruses appearing is more complicated.

She explained: “From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to.

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