A number of viruses have pandemic potential. For example, the coronavirus, which is responsible for the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), caused more than 8000 cases in 2003 (Fineberg 2014). The outbreak of EBOLA threatened to spread to the entire world in 2014 and now counts more than 12,000 cases (CDC 2015). More classic examples are the Influenza viruses, which are characterized by their persistence, versatility, potential severity, and speed of spread. These viruses are endemic in a number of species, including humans, birds, and pigs...
