WHO PRIORITIZATION FOR PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: PARVOVIRIDAE

Maria Söderlund-Venermo (Speaker)
Eric Delwart (Co-author)
Colin Parrish (Co-author)
Judit Penzés (Co-author)
Giorgio Gallinella (Co-author)
Murovska, M. (Co-author)
Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger (Co-author)
Patrick Lydon (Co-author)

Institute of Microbiology and Virology

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Description

The WHO Pathogens Prioritization is a global scientific framework for epidemic and pandemic research preparedness, carried out in 2022-2024 [1]. It involved >200 scientists from >50 countries who evaluated ~30 viral families and one group of bacteria, involving ~1700 pathogens. This family-wise strategy strengthens the ability to quickly respond to unforeseen emerging pathogens, such as Pathogen X. The Parvoviridae Expert Group comprised seven experts from 5 countries, covering parvovirus human and veterinary clinical and molecular virology. Phase 1 of the process was a systematic online screening of the virus family members for transmission, virulence and countermeasures, ultimately resulting in a shortlist of Priority & Prototype pathogens and Pathogen X (carnivore protoparvoviruses), and other “Viruses of concern” (carnivore amdoparvoviruses + primate erythroparvoviruses), which was confirmed after discussions and voting by the Prioritization Advisory Committee (PAC), composed of all virus-family chairs, WHO, and other experts, in a meeting in Geneva in May 2024.

Period	6 Feb 2025 → 7 Feb 2025
Event title	Virology Days 2025 Conference
Event type	Conference
Location	Jyväskylä, FinlandShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International