Report: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens

The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF)

News release: Study by center for health security identifies characteristics of microorganisms most likely to cause a global pandemic (free)

Commentaries: Is this the face of Disease X? The deadly pathogens which could cause the next global pandemic – The Telegraph (free) AND The Next Deadly Pandemic Could Be Unlike Any Threats We Know, Say Experts – Science Alert (free) AND The Next Pandemic: Forget Zika Or Ebola, Airborne Viruses Like The Flu And The Common Cold Are The Real Threat – Inquisitr (free) AND Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus – MedPage Today (free)

Related: Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? (free commentaries and video)