Name: The jungle search for viruses
Uploaded: 2009-03-26T21:00:00Z
Duration: 11 min 59 s
Description: Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives.

Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives.

Nathan Wolfe: The jungle search for viruses

The jungle search for viruses

Global Viral Forecasting Initiative aims to cast a wide net, monitoring viral hotspots to catch pandemics before they spread.

Tracking 'viral chatter' among subsistence hunters could help predict and prevent future pandemics by intercepting viruses early.

Global Viral Forecasting Initiative aims to cast a wide net, monitoring zoonotic diseases before they impact human populations.