Democracy Dies in DarknessOpinionDeadly viruses will slip through, but there are ways to boost prevention.May 13, 2026Passengers of the Hondius cruise ship board a plane in Spain's Canary Islands on Monday. (Arturo Rodriguez/AP)By Abraar Karan Abraar Karan is an infectious-disease doctor, epidemiologist and faculty member at Stanford University.About a year before the covid-19 pandemic, in the small village of Epuyén in southern Argentina, the challenges of stopping a deadly virus outbreak were clear.