Perspective beyond the unknown: a broad framing for preparedness for emerging infectious threats

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    To highlight that these novel pathogens presented a clear danger to public health, the WHO included "Disease X" on their list of priority pathogens in 2018. Developing surveillance and preparedness plans with Disease X as the linchpin is too narrow and ignores a large swath of potential threats from already identified, often neglected diseases. Disease f(x) exploits commonalities across pathogen groupings while recognizing that emergences and outbreaks are fluid and that responses need to be agile and progressively tailored to specific pathogens with cultural and regional context. Critically, by shifting the novelty of . . .

     

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