Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security have published a new report, “The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens," on the traits of microorganisms with high pandemic potential. They say it establishes a framework for identifying naturally occurring microorganisms that pose a global catastrophic biological risk (GCBR) and makes broad recommendations for improving GCBR preparedness efforts. GCBRs are events in which biological agents could lead to a sudden, extraordinary, widespread disaster beyond the collective capability of national and international governments and the private sector to control.
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