Faster than Virus: The Physics of Pandemic Prediction
Tachyon-inspired thinking offers a conceptual tool to support a shift from reactive pandemic response toward proactive anticipation and prevention. Embedding integrated surveillance and One Health principles into public-health systems may enhance early detection capacity and contribute to mitigating the impact of future pandemics.
Authors
- E. Nicastri
- Enrico Girardi
- Gaetano Maffongelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-2511)
- Alessandra D’Abramo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-9743)
- Giovanni Morlino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-4817)
- Francesco Vairo
- Serena Vita
- Massimo Ciccozzi
- Delia Goletti
- Laura Scorzolini
Institutions
- Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
- Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Disease Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/idr18010007
- Primary Topic
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Microsoft
- Ministero della Salute
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme