Bat hosts, lab leaks – tracing SARS-CoV-2 to its origins involves more than just tracking down patient zero.
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A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that’s already circulating in our midst.
The US lags in testing coronavirus samples from COVID-19 patients, which can help track the spread of the virus and the emergence of new variants. But labs are ramping up this crucial surveillance.
Genetic analysis of virus samples from New Zealand’s latest COVID-19 cases is now much swifter. It’s providing key information, but hasn’t yet answered the question of where this second wave started.
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Penn State
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Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau