Elmoubasher A. Farag

We are 23 of the 27 original members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) for the World Health Organization (WHO). After nearly 3.5 years of deliberations, we concluded our independent assessment of the origin of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and provided our report1 in June 2025 to the WHO director-general.

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Failure to detect MERS‐CoV RNA in urine of naturally infected dromedary camels Mohammed AlHajri Corresponding Author E-mail address: mhajri1@MOPH.GOV.QA Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar Correspondence M. M. AlHajri, Department of Preparedness, Emergency and Response, Ministry of Public Health, P.O. Box 42, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract Background Epidemics are a constant threat in the 21st century, particularly disease outbreaks following spillover of an animal virus to humans. Timeliness, a key metric in epidemic response, can be examined to identify critical steps and delays in public health action. Aim To examine timeliness, we analysed the response to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) epidemic, with a focus on the international and One Health response efforts.