Global Viral

Global Viral (GV), previously known as Global Viral Forecasting Institute (GVFI),[1] is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 2007 by Nathan Wolfe[2] to study infectious diseases, their transmission between animals and humans, and the risk involved with their global spread.[3] An original goal of the organization was to develop an early warning system for pandemics[4][5] and at one point Global Viral coordinated 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.[citation needed]

However, as of 2019 the organization has "shifted" these areas of research to Metabiota, GV's for-profit sister company that focuses on risk analysis of pandemics.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Global Viral Organization". Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. ^ "Nathan Wolfe's website". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  3. ^ Walsh, Bryan (2011-10-28). "Virus Hunter: How One Scientist Is Preventing the Next Pandemic". Time. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. ^ "A New Project to Track Animal Diseases Before They Infect Humans". Time. 8 February 2011.
  5. ^ Langreth, Robert (15 October 2009). "Finding the Next Epidemic Before It Kills". Forbes.
  6. ^ "Legacy Programs". 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ^ Hope, Bradley (2015-05-20). "Virus Hunter Metabiota Finds Niche in Epidemic Research". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2023-07-24.