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Emergencies preparedness, response

LIST OF PATHOGENS

Diseases to be urgently addressed under the R&D; blueprint, as of May 2016

  • Crimean-congo Hermorrhagic fever virus
  • Filovirus diseases (i.e. EVD & Marburg)
  • Highly pathogenic emerging coronaviruses relevant to humans (MERS Co-V & SARS)
  • Lassa fever virus
  • Nipah virus
  • Rift Valley fever virus

Serious diseases necessitating further action as soon as possible, as of May 2016

  • Chikunguya virus
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
  • Congenital abnormalities and other neurological complications associated with Zika virus