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When will an airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus monitor be commercially available?

>Jan 2034 (Jun 2032 - >Jan 2034)

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22 comments
4
4 forecasters
>Jan 2034
(Jun 2032 - >Jan 2034)

Will a wild animal be infected with the New World screwworm in the contiguous US, before 2027?

66% chance

7
55 comments
37
37 forecasters
66%chance

Key Findings from Frontiers in Disease Prevention with Coefficient Giving

6
11 comment

Will at least 5 non-passengers be linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak before August 2026?

0.4% chance

3
5454 comments
209
209 forecasters
0.4%chance

Will a case of Bundibugyo Ebola disease be first confirmed in the US before 2027?

9% chance

1
1010 comments
65
65 forecasters
9%chance

Will WHO declare hantavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern before 2027?

0.4% chance

5
1919 comments
106
106 forecasters
0.4%chance

Pandemic series: a major naturally-originated pandemic by 2026?

result: yes

43
4949 comments
238
238 forecasters
ResolvedYes

How many named variants of SARS-COV-2 in its first 10 years?

15.5 variants (14 - 20.3)

4
99 comments
18
18 forecasters
15.5 variants
(14 - 20.3)

Will WHO declare the spread of monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern before 2023?

result: yes

27
4141 comments
143
143 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will synthetic biological weapons infect 100 people by 2030?

30% chance

32
2020 comments
162
162 forecasters
30%chance

How many Clade I Mpox cases will have been reported in the US before 2027?

39 cases (31 - 52)

1111 comments
15
15 forecasters
39 cases
(31 - 52)

By five years after AGI, will an engineered pandemic have infected one billion people?

18.9% chance

5
1010 comments
58
58 forecasters
18.9%chance

Respiratory Outlook April Update: Measles Surge Slows as Flu Season Ends with Likely Moderate Severity

5
0 comments

Will the WHO announce a non-H5N1 pandemic before 2040?

50% chance

11 comment
9
9 forecasters
50%chance

Pandemic series: federal funding of "gain of function research of concern" in 2016-18?

result: yes

8
66 comments
59
59 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will CDC report at least one newly identified human infection with a novel influenza A virus in the United States before May 1, 2026?

result: no

121121 comments
122
122 forecasters
ResolvedNo

How many cattle will be culled because of an infectious disease outbreak, in the largest such occurrence, between 2021 and 2023?

8967 (2609 - 34.2k)

7
44 comments
42
42 forecasters
8967
(2609 - 34.2k)

What will be the total number of confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases in Europe as of July 1, 2022?

4419 (3821 - 5202)

14
2626 comments
74
74 forecasters
4419
(3821 - 5202)

Will CDCโ€™s official U.S. human A(H5N1) case tally increase by at least one before April 30, 2026?

result: no

126126 comments
124
124 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Will USDA license HPAI H5 vax in dairy cows by July 1, 2025?

1313 comments
17
17 forecasters

Which countries will confirm Clade I mpox infections before January 1, 2025?

2121 comments
19
19 forecasters

How many human infections of monkeypox will be estimated to have occurred before 2023, worldwide?

104k (80.3k - 160k)

37
7979 comments
218
218 forecasters
104k
(80.3k - 160k)

Will there be any reported human-to-human transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 globally before 2026? โ†’ Will CDC report 10,000 or more H5 avian influenza cases in the United States before January 1, 2026?

77 comments
25
25 forecasters

What will be the total number of confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases in the United States as of July 1, 2022?

376 (322 - 440)

13
2121 comments
69
69 forecasters
376
(322 - 440)