Emerging Infectious Diseases and Epidemics | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Our Center advances priorities and strategies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from large-scale epidemics of natural or deliberate origin.

Recent Projects

Increasing Respiratory Protection for the Next Pandemic
Supported by: Open Philanthropy, Effective Giving

Addressing Health-Related Misinformation and Disinformation
Supported by: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), Open Philanthropy (past funding support)

Dissecting Pandemic-Prone Viral Families
Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Indoor Air Quality
Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Seasonal Influenza Disease Burden Estimator
Supported by: World Health Organization

Metrics for Holistic Recovery Among the Worst-Off Survivors of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Recent Publications

Exploring challenges and policy considerations in point-of-care testing for hospital preparedness ahead of infectious disease emergencies: A qualitative study

Hierarchy, class, race and PPE in an American hospital in the early days of COVID-19: What the pandemic stress test can teach us about building equitable health systems

Pandemic Exercises: Lessons for a New Era in Pandemic Preparedness

A playbook on investigations into biological events of ambiguous origin

FAR-UV Technology and Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) Energy: A Policy and Research Review for Indoor Air Quality and Disease Transmission Control

The Resurgence of Mpox in Africa

Pandemic Recovery Metrics to Drive Equity (PanREMEDY): Guidelines for State and Local Leaders in Anticipation of Future Catastrophic Outbreaks