Virtual Media Briefing: Why it Matters Where COVID-19 Came From

What scientists know about the origins of COVID-19 suggests we should be doing a lot more surveillance of how the human and animal worlds intersect.

Three Duke experts will discuss how understanding the ways viruses transfer from animals to humans is key to preventing future pandemics during a video conference call for the media also available for general viewing on YouTube.

Faculty Participants:

Dr. Gregory Gray
Dr. Gregory Gray is an infectious disease epidemiologist and professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in Duke University's School of Medicine and has studied infectious diseases for 25 years across five continents.

Stuart Pimm
Stuart Pimm is a professor of conservation ecology at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment. He is on a team that found reducing deforestation and the wildlife trade could help prevent future pandemics.

Linfa Wang
Linfa Wang is a professor in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. He studies the transmission of viruses from bats to humans.