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

70% chance

8
55 comments
18
18 forecasters
70%chance

How many New World Screwworm animal cases will be confirmed in the US in 2026?

11.3 animal cases (1.44 - 102)

0 comments
1
1 forecaster
11.3 animal cases
(1.44 - 102)

How many confirmed cases will the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak reach?

22 comments
9
9 forecasters

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

result: yes

43
4949 comments
238
238 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will there be any avian influenza human cases in China reported by the WHO before April 1, 2026?

result: no

104104 comments
101
101 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Will the WHO Director-General declare a PHEIC for H5N1 before May 1, 2026?

result: no

111111 comments
110
110 forecasters
ResolvedNo

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

1% chance

3
5151 comments
203
203 forecasters
1%chance

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

1% chance

5
1818 comments
104
104 forecasters
1%chance

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 the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in 2026?

result: yes

5
1717 comments
763
763 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will WHO publish at least one new Disease Outbreak News item about cholera or acute watery diarrhoea before April 30, 2026?

result: no

120120 comments
121
121 forecasters
ResolvedNo

Will the World Health Organization classify an Iran health event before May 1, 2026?

result: no

120120 comments
119
119 forecasters
ResolvedNo

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

Will the US CDC recommend use of a smallpox/monkeypox vaccine for at least 10% of the US population, before 2023?

result: no

17
2323 comments
102
102 forecasters
ResolvedNo

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

2121 comments
19
19 forecasters

Will an epidemic or agroterrorist attack on US agriculture cause at least $20 billion (2021 USD) in damage by 2040?

22.1% chance

2
0 comments
29
29 forecasters
22.1%chance

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

50% chance

11 comment
9
9 forecasters
50%chance

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

5
0 comments

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 WHO Disease Outbreak News publish a new mpox-related item before May 1, 2026?

result: no

108108 comments
109
109 forecasters
ResolvedNo

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

1313 comments
17
17 forecasters

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

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

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)