In the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, global leaders meet to discuss the world’s most pressing issues. Among the topics to be discussed is the threat of “Disease X”, the hypothetical virus that will be the world’s next devastating pandemic. Leaders are to assume it will be deadlier and more contagious than ever, and the WHO has already placed it on the priority list (alongside ongoing ravagers like COVID-19, Ebola, and Zika). It is hopeful that the forum will create an effective plan for quick emergency response. This might mean bolstering currently limited resources. As Dr Thomas Russo, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, puts, “…increased surveillance and biosecurity is needed as the world continues its use of live animal markets and deforestation.” The risks for another global pandemic unceasingly increase.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/next-pandemic-disease-x-b2479196.html
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