The study details the 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities and represents the first global effort to “systematically prioritise” endemic pathogens based on criteria such as antimicrobial resistance risk, regional disease burden and socioeconomic impact, WHO said.
Alongside reconfirming long-standing priorities for vaccine research and development, including for malaria and HIV, the study also identifies pathogens such as Group A streptococcus and Klebsiella pneumoniae as top disease control priorities in all regions…
