A WHO global framework to guide investigations into origins of potentially epidemic and pandemic pathogens

dc.contributor.authorVenter, Marietjie
dc.contributor.authorManuguerra , Jean-Claude
dc.contributor.authorAlviola, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorAssiri , Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorBlacksell, Stuart D.
dc.contributor.authorDamon, Inger K.
dc.contributor.authorDedkov, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorDrosten, Christian
dc.contributor.authorFarag, Elmoubasher
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Thea K.
dc.contributor.authorGangakhedkar , Raman
dc.contributor.authorGhosn, Nada
dc.contributor.authorGuzman, Maria G.
dc.contributor.authorHappi , Christian
dc.contributor.authorKalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorLabbe, Normand
dc.contributor.authorLy, Sowath
dc.contributor.authorMyint , Khin
dc.contributor.authorMorel, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorNguyen-Viet, Hung
dc.contributor.authorOchu, Chinwe Lucia
dc.contributor.authorSaijo, Masayuki
dc.contributor.authorSang, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorSummermatter, Kathrina
dc.contributor.authorWacharapluesadee , Supaporn
dc.contributor.authorWatson, John
dc.contributor.authorYang, Yungui
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorSimniceanu, Alice
dc.contributor.authorVan Kerkhove, Maria D.
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-22T04:54:18Z
dc.date.available2026-04-22T04:54:18Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-03
dc.description.abstractIn outbreak situations involving a novel pathogen timely and coordinated response is crucial. The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens recently released a global framework to guide future scientific investigations into the origin of emerging pathogens.
dc.description.departmentMedical Virology
dc.description.librarianam2026
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.description.urihttps://www.nature.com/ncomms/
dc.identifier.citationVenter, M., Manuguerra, J.-C., Alviola, P. et al. 2025, 'A WHO global framework to guide investigations into origins of potentially epidemic and pandemic pathogens', Nature Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, art. 2122, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57218-6.
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1038/s41467-025-57218-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/109672
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Research
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2025. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.subjectWorld Health Organization (WHO)
dc.subjectRisk
dc.subjectEpidemic
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.titleA WHO global framework to guide investigations into origins of potentially epidemic and pandemic pathogens
dc.typeArticle

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