WHO-convened global study of origins of SARS-CoV-2: China Part
Joint WHO-China study: 14 January - 10 February 2021
Overview
In May 2020, the World Health Assembly in resolution WHA73.1 requested the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to continue to work closely with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and countries, as part of the One Health approach, to identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts. The aim is to prevent both reinfection with the virus in animals and humans and the establishment of new zoonotic reservoirs, thereby reducing further risks of the emergence and transmission of zoonotic diseases.
This report was updated on 6 April 2021 to remove a working note that was inadvertently included on page 13, and to correct the spelling of a name in the acknowledgements section.