Overview - Disease X: Hunting the Next Pandemic

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary

Runtime: 58 minutes

Homepage: Disease X: Hunting the Next Pandemic

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: STV Studios

    Production country United Kingdom

  • Name: BBC

    Production country United Kingdom

  • Name: BBC Two

    Production country United Kingdom

Overview

Virologist Dr Chris van Tulleken embarks on a global investigation into the hunt for the pathogen that could trigger the next pandemic and the cutting-edge science developed to tackle it. Known only as ‘Disease X’, it is shrouded in uncertainty. Its origin is unknown, how it could spread is unclear, but its impact could be much more severe than Covid-19. To uncover what Disease X might be, where it could emerge and what traits it needs to spread, Chris follows the paths of past deadly viruses. He visits the ground zero of the Nipah virus in Malaysia, which inspired the film Contagion. He also heads to the front line of the ongoing bird flu outbreak in US dairy cattle in California.

Cast

  • Name: Dr Chris van Tulleken

    Character: Presenter

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