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

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Abstract

In 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.

Citation

The Scientific Advisory Committee for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) and WHO SAGO Secretariat. 2025. A WHO global framework to guide investigations into origins of potentially epidemic and pandemic pathogens. Nature Communications 16: 2122.

Authors

  • The Scientific Advisory Committee for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO)
  • WHO SAGO Secretariat

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