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Respiratory Outlook June Update: New World Screwworm Enters the US

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0 comments

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

0.1% chance

3
5454 comments
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211 forecasters
0.1%chance

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

0.3% chance

5
1919 comments
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102 forecasters
0.3%chance

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

result: yes

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4949 comments
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238 forecasters
ResolvedYes

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

15.5 variants (14 - 20.3)

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99 comments
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18 forecasters
15.5 variants
(14 - 20.3)

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

5
0 comments

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)

Will the WHO declare an avian influenza virus in humans a Public Health Emergency of International Concern before 2030?

53% chance

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22 comments
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97 forecasters
53%chance

Will there be a novel pathogen that kills over 25 million people between 2022 and 2031 (inclusive)?

5% chance

43
3434 comments
301
301 forecasters
5%chance

Respiratory Outlook May Update: Low Chance for Hantavirus Spread as Measles Forecast Drops Again

3
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How many total confirmed cases of novel coronavirus will be reported in the WHO African region by March 27?

2361 (2044 - 2691)

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2020 comments
53
53 forecasters
2361
(2044 - 2691)

Ragnarรถk Question Series: if a natural pandemic catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

1% chance

5
1818 comments
26
26 forecasters
1%chance

Announcing: Frontiers in Disease Prevention

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0 comments

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

848k (376k - 2.15M)

5
1212 comments
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51 forecasters
848k
(376k - 2.15M)

What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

19
55 comments
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152 forecasters

Will the undiagnosed disease currently spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo be identified as Influenza, RSV, or COVID-19 before January 7, 2025?

result: no

7
1212 comments
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53 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Will there be any human cases of the novel coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, before July 1, 2025?

result: no

8787 comments
78
78 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Will the undiagnosed disease currently spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo be identified as Influenza before January 7, 2025?

17.8% chance

5858 comments
30
30 forecasters
Ambiguous

What will be the global annual death rate (per 100,000 people) from infectious disease in the following years?

8
33 comments
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61 forecasters

[PRACTICE] What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

6868 comments
17
17 forecasters

[PRACTICE] What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

-1
7777 comments
15
15 forecasters

[PRACTICE] What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

5656 comments
12
12 forecasters

[PRACTICE] What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

7070 comments
14
14 forecasters

[PRACTICE] What type of pathogen will cause the next pandemic?

7070 comments
14
14 forecasters