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Surveillance Before the Outbreak: Building a One Health Early-Warning System

The next generation of One Health surveillance must do more than count cases. It has to connect weak signals across…

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The 9th World One Health Congress Opens in Lisbon: The Conversation Is Moving From Principle to Investment

The 9th World One Health Congress opens in Lisbon with a striking shift in vocabulary — from principle to investment,…

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AI Is Already Watching for the Next Outbreak

We imagine AI against pandemics as the future — but WHO's Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) already scans open…

Analysis

Who Is Actually in Charge During a Pandemic?

A new virus spreads; WHO declares an emergency; and countries do completely different things. So who is actually in charge?…

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The Rules of Outbreaks: What Happens Next?

Over the Rules of Outbreaks series we followed a pathogen through a complicated legal world. So what happens next? A…

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Who Governs a Global Outbreak?

An unknown virus jumps from animals to people, crosses a border and appears in genomic databases within days. But no…

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One Pathogen, Four Legal Systems

An unfamiliar virus is found in animals, jumps to a farm worker, is sequenced and uploaded, and within days crosses…

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The International Health Regulations: What Happens When an Outbreak Crosses a Border?

An outbreak becomes internationally significant long before anyone says "pandemic". The law that governs the moment it crosses a border…

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What Is a Pandemic Emergency?

After COVID, governments decided a PHEIC was not enough. The 2024 IHR amendments created a new highest alert — the…

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The WHO Pandemic Agreement: What Did Countries Actually Agree To?

In May 2025 governments adopted the world's first pandemic treaty. It does not create a world health government or let…

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PABS: Who Owns a Pathogen?

A country finds a virus with pandemic potential. The world wants the genome within hours — but what does that…

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