Question

Pandemic series: reported theft of a potential bioterror agent in US by 2020?

Resolved :No15%

3 comments3

Total Forecasters101

Community Prediction15% (10% - 33%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 15%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

42.4

Community Peer Score

16.7

Authors:

Anthony

Opened:

Jun 15, 2016

Closes:

Jan 1, 2018

Resolves:

Dec 30, 2019

Pandemic Series (2018)

Health & Pandemics

2016-2020 Leaderboard

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Safety

Biosecurity

Division of Select Agents and Toxins

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