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Professor Wolfgang Preiser: Top virologist shares views on Covid, zoonotic diseases

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Professor Wolfgang Preiser is the head of the division of Medical Virology at the University of Stellenbosch, which is a division of the National Health Laboratory Services. Preiser is a medical virologist with a global reputation and he has undertaken extensive research on the types of diseases that the coronavirus falls into. Here, BizNews Editor Jackie Cameron discusses Covid-19 and zoonotic diseases with Professor Preiser, among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Sep 2020 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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