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A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential

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Policy responses should be based on the known characteristics of an emerging pathogen with pandemic potential and the tools available to tackle it, rather than on specific known pathogens.

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Fig. 1: A decision tree for public health responses to an emerging infection.

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  1. Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

    Rebecca Katz

  2. Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK

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Katz, R., Sridhar, D. A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential. Nat Med 30, 327–329 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02755-0

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