We would like to acknowledge the following local and international collaborators:

Local Collaborations:

University of Pretoria:

• Clinical researchers, University of Pretoria:

Prof Theunis Avenant and Nicolette du Plessis (Paediatric infectious diseases, Kalafong Hospital); Dr Maryke de Villiers (Adult patients and HIV clinics); Prof Veronica Ueckermann (Head, Infectious Diseases, Steve Biko Academic Hospital); Prof Sim Mayaphi (NHLS Pathologist, HOD, Med Virology, UP); Prof Tereasa Rossouw (Immunology); Dr Janet Mans (Wastewater/Environmental research).

• Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria:

Dr Johan Steyl; Dr June Williams (Section Pathology); Dr Katja Koeppel (Wildlife and Companion animals); Dr Allan Guthrie (Director Equine Research institute).

• Onderstepoort Veterinary Research:

Dr Marvo Romitro and Dr Alison Lubisi (Diagnostic services) and Dr Livio Heath, (Director: Transboundary Animal diseases)

University of the Witwatersrand:

• EViTOH (Emerging Viral Threat, One Health Surveillance and Vaccines)

• Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Unit (VIDA).

• Wits Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit (AGTRU)

• Infectious disease and Oncology research Institute (IDORI)

• Global Change Institute on Climate Change modelling.

• South African Medical Research Council:

Dr Fareed Abdullah –: Collaborative project funded by The Pandemic Fund, titled "Building a Resilient Future: Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through a One Health Approach."

• NICD:

Dr Jaqueline Weyer (Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases); Prof Basil Brooks (Head: Vector Control Reference Lab [CEZP]; Prof Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen (Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis); Prof Nicola Page (Centre for Enteric Diseases); Prof Lucille Blumberg (One Health Infectious disease expert); Dr Kerrigen McCarthy (Wastewater surveillance)

• Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI):

Prof Tulio de Oliveira (Stellenbosch University - through collaboration with National Genomic Surveillance (NGS-SA Consortium and CLIMATE)

• NRF National Institute for Pandemic Preparedness and Innovation (IP3):

Consortium member and representative of UP and Wits.

International Collaborations with African Research Institutions

• Dr Rosemary Sang

(International Centre for insect Physiology and Epidemiology (ICIPE) on arbovirus research in Africa

• Prof Alessandra Scagliarini

University of Bologna, Italy: Collaboration on the development and validation of rapid molecular diagnostics.

• Prof Kevin Arien

Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium: Planned collaboration on the development and validation of multi-pathogen serological diagnostics.

• Dr Fabian Leedertz

One Health chair, Helmholtz Institutes in Greifswald Germany; (Former PI on the African Network for improved Diagnostics and Epidemiology of Common and Emerging Diseases (ANDEMIA Network) with Dr Chantal Koffi (The University Teaching Hospital (CHU) Bouake, Côte’d Ivoire)

• Leap Agri, LEARN (Long term European/Africa Research Network on Neglected Arboviruses)

Prof. Martin H. Groschup, Dir. u. Prof. Head of the Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases; Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany; Dr. P.J. (Paul) Wichgers Schreur, Wageningen Bio veterinary Research

• Prof Albert Osterhaus

University of Hanover (Global One Health Community)

• Prof Marian Koopmans

Department of Viro science, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Arbovirus Genomics)

• Prof Duncan Steel and Carl Kirkwood

Environmental and One Health surveillance initiatives, Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• World Health Organisation

Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, (Scientific Advisory groups for the Origins of novel Pathogens & the Global Arbovirus Initiatives); Global Pathogen Surveillance network; Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), Global RSV Surveillance.