Zeng Guang (; born 22 May 1946) is a Chinese epidemiologist who is a chief scientist and doctoral supervisor at the

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(Chinese CDC). He is a member of the High-level Expert Panel of

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Biography

Zeng was born in 1946 in the

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. After graduating from Hebei Medical College (now

Hebei Medical University Hebei Medical University () is a university in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, under the provincial government. It was established in 1894, making it one of the oldest, and is an AAA graded medical school in China. Located in Shijiazhuang, the capit ...

), he was in graduate school of

Peking Union Medical College Peking Union Medical College (), founded in 1906, is a selective public medical college based in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class University Plan The World First Class University and First ...

, studying for a master's degree in medical science. He was a visiting scholar at the

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(CDC) between 1985 and 1986. In 2003, he served as a consultant for the SARS Prevention and Control Headquarters. In a June 2021 interview with

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-owned tabloid ''

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'', Zeng stated that a probe into the origins of COVID-19 should shift to the United States.

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* 1946 births Living people Hebei Medical University alumni Peking Union Medical College alumni Chinese epidemiologists COVID-19 researchers {{COVID-19-stub