Stephen J Thomas Pre-empting the next pandemic Recent disease outbreaks, like Ebola and Zika, have demonstrated the need to anticipate pandemics and contain them before they emerge. 24 October 2017, 18:00 PM Pre-empting the next pandemic Recent disease outbreaks, like Ebola and Zika, have demonstrated the need to anticipate pandemics and contain them before they emerge. 24 October 2017, 18:00 PM