Global Viral

Originally named as the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative (GVFI), Global Viral[1] is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that supports some of the world's research, data and policy leaders and links them together in a network aimed at addressing the most important global infectious disease threats.

The goal of developing an early warning system for pandemics to monitor the transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans.[2][3] The initiative currently coordinates a staff of over 100 scientists in China, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, Laos, Gabon, Central African Republic, Malaysia, Madagascar and Sao Tome.

Global Viral was founded in 2007 by Nathan Wolfe[4] and maintains its headquarters in San Francisco, CA and has ongoing activities in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Viral Organization".
  2. ↑ "A New Project to Track Animal Diseases Before They Infect Humans". Time. 8 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Langreth, Robert (15 October 2009). "Finding the Next Epidemic Before It Kills". Forbes.
  4. ↑ "Nathan Wolfe's website".

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