What emerging diseases concern the WHO most? Ebola, MERS and Nipah make the list
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#XFS4)
A panel of scientists and public health experts convened by WHO met in Geneva this week to prioritize the top five to ten emerging pathogens likely to cause severe outbreaks in the near future, and for which few or no medical countermeasures exist. These diseases will provide the basis for work on the WHO Blueprint ["]