Report WHO mission about the Wuhan field visit on the origins of the SARS CoV 2 virus

Professor Marion Koopmans, scientific director Emerging Infectious Diseases of the NCOH and Head of the Department of Viroscience of the Erasmus MC, was part of the WHO mission to Wuhan taking place in January-February this year. The outcomes of this mission - published on March 30 2021 - showed the urgent need for more One Health research as the zoonotic source of the SARS CoV 2 virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts, is not yet found.