Panel 1: “SARS-COV2 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Origins?”

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7-12-2024 8:15 AM

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7-12-2024 9:30 AM

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SARS-COV2, as with most and perhaps all other human pathogens, very likely derives from some animal source. The question endures, however: was that source an animal held for food in a wet market in Wuhan, China, or an accidental release from a research lab?

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  • Speaker 1: Alina Chan, PhD, Scientific Advisor, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
  • Speaker 2: Andrew Dobson, PhD, Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
  • Panelist: Christian Bréchot, MD, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Morsani College of Medicine, USF Health; President, Global Virus Network
  • Panelist: Thomas Unnasch, PhD, Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Onchocerciasis Diagnostics, Emeritus Professor, USF COPH
  • Moderator: Lynn (Marty) Martin, PhD, Professor, USF COPH

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Panel 1: “SARS-COV2 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Origins?”

SARS-COV2, as with most and perhaps all other human pathogens, very likely derives from some animal source. The question endures, however: was that source an animal held for food in a wet market in Wuhan, China, or an accidental release from a research lab?