The Viral Most Wanted
Join CEPI’s disease detectives as they investigate the viral families that have threatened human life for centuries.
The viruses that put humanity at greatest risk to date come from 25 or so virus families. It is these families that are most likely to produce the next deadly viral threat.
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The Viral Most Wanted
The Caliciviruses, Reoviruses and Astroviruses
Attackers from these three viral families cause hundreds of millions of cases of severe diarrhoea and vomiting every year - many of them deadly.
The Viral Most Wanted
The Phenuiviruses
The most infamous Phenuivirus, Rift Valley Fever, poses a significant threat to people and livestock causing serious disease and dangerous outbreaks.
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The Viral Most Wanted
The Coronaviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Arenaviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Flaviviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Paramyxoviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
Matonaviruses and Togaviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Nairoviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Poxviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Hantaviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Retroviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Filoviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Orthomyxoviruses
The Viral Most Wanted
The Picornaviruses
The 100 Days Mission
CEPI’s vision is for the world to be able to respond to the next Disease X with a new vaccine in 100 days. Achieving that goal could defuse the threat of a pathogen with pandemic potential.Learn more about how CEPI is helping the world prepare for future pandemics.