Table 1.

Partner laboratories that form the core of the EVAg, listed in chronological order of their integration into the project. Both medical and veterinarian institutes are included to cover viral zoonotic diseases. It also illustrates the wide geographic coverage already attained and demonstrates that BSL4 laboratories are major contributors to this consortium. The choice of institutes also reflects the specific available skills and know-how of scientists in institutes closely associated with the most well-known contemporary emerging viruses. We have also begun to integrate network organisations such as the Global Approach to Biological Research, Infectious diseases and Epidemics in Low-income countries (GABRIEL) Network, of the Fondation Merieux and the International Pasteur Institutes. Future plans include expansion of partnerships to countries not currently represented, such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, South America, and additional African countries.