WHO-convened Global Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 (including annexes)
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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.
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)