Affiliation:
1. Maria D. Van Kerkhove is the COVID-19 technical lead and head of Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses in the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
2. Michael J. Ryan is the executive director of the Health Emergencies Programme of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
3. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the director general of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
The past 30 years have exposed the global public health and economic threats posed by the emergence of infectious pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS), influenza, Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, Nipah, Zika, and now SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) each have been the “Disease X” of their time. The risk of future emergence is driven by multiple forces, including climate change, ecosystem changes, and increasing urbanization. The next Disease X could appear at any time, and the world needs to be better prepared.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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