Increase funding and support for vaccination campaigns to address measles and flu outbreaks.
Pandemics
Pandemics Risk
Assessment for this date
Today's pandemic risk is high due to the resurgence of measles and avian flu outbreaks, coupled with ongoing COVID-19 challenges and misinformation.
October 11, 2025
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The current global health landscape is marked by multiple infectious disease threats, including a significant rise in measles cases across the US and Europe, which is exacerbated by declining vaccination rates and public skepticism about vaccine safety. Concurrently, avian flu outbreaks in poultry and other animals pose a risk of zoonotic spillover, while COVID-19 continues to present challenges with long-term health impacts and vaccine efficacy concerns. The spread of misinformation further complicates public health efforts, undermining vaccination campaigns and contributing to vaccine hesitancy. These factors collectively elevate the risk of widespread infectious disease outbreaks.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Enhance surveillance and rapid response capabilities for avian flu and other zoonotic diseases.
Educate the public on the importance of vaccines and counter misinformation actively.
Collaborate with local communities to improve vaccine access and acceptance, particularly in underserved areas.
Accelerate research on universal vaccines and treatments for emerging infectious diseases.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- Flurry of H5N1 activity noted in commercial poultry, wild birds
- H5N1 outbreaks hit more commercial poultry in 3 states
- Measles outbreak surges across US as yearly cases reach highest level in 25 years Publisher: Anadolu Ajansı
- Measles outbreaks across the US continue to add to record case count Publisher: CNN
- Senegal records 17 deaths in rare major outbreak of Rift Valley Fever Publisher: AP News