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>The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz 1981
Incorrect, the 'WUHAN-400' was from a late 80's, early nineties revision - previously it was Gorki-400.
The first page is from:
End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies About the End of the World
https://books.google.com/books?id=bAAOiMl1BIcC&pg=PT160&lpg=PT160&dq=%22A+bacterial+infection+resembling+the+flesh+eating%22#v=onepage&q=%22A%20bacterial%20infection%20resembling%20the%20flesh%20eating%22&f=false
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1238233688812511235
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/iraq-airstrikes-us-iran-127720