Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2
(last updated 18 January 2021 to reference WHO, OIE and FAO participation)
- Terms of reference of the Global Study of the Origins of SARS-COV2
Members of the international team:
- Prof. Dr. Thea Fisher, MD, DMSc(PhD) (Nordsjællands Hospital, Denmark)
- Prof. John Watson (Public Health England, United Kingdom)
- Prof. Dr. Marion Koopmans, DVM PhD (Erasmus MC, Netherlands)
- Prof. Dr. Dominic Dwyer, MD (Westmead Hospital, Australia)
- Vladimir Dedkov, Ph.D (Institute Pasteur, Russia)
- Dr. Hung Nguyen-Viet, PhD (International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Vietnam)
- PD. Dr. med vet. Fabian Leendertz (Robert Koch-Institute, Germany)
- Dr. Peter Daszak, Ph.D (EcoHealth Alliance, USA)
- Dr. Farag El Moubasher, Ph.D (Ministry of Public Health, Qatar)
- Prof. Dr. Ken Maeda, PhD, DVM (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
The international team also includes five WHO experts led by Dr Peter Ben Embarek; two Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representatives and two World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) representatives.
Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (28 February)
- Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019
Origin of SARS-CoV-2 (26 March 2020)
WHO recommendations to reduce risk of transmission of emerging pathogens from animals to humans in live animal markets or animal product markets (26 March 2020)