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Priority Pathogens: The disease families which require urgent scientific research

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 25 March 2025 - Categories: Health security
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles, located on the surface of a Vero E6 cell

Today we have published a Priority Pathogen Families reference tool, highlighting 24 pathogen families where we believe further research is most needed in the interests of biosecurity.

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