diff --git a/ingest/defaults/config.yaml b/ingest/defaults/config.yaml
index bfadc56..8d491f3 100644
--- a/ingest/defaults/config.yaml
+++ b/ingest/defaults/config.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ curate:
     'location',
     'state',
     'host',
+    'host_genus',
+    'host_type',
     'is_lab_host',
     #'date_submitted',
     #'sra_accession',
diff --git a/ingest/defaults/host_hostgenus_hosttype_map.tsv b/ingest/defaults/host_hostgenus_hosttype_map.tsv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdffcf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/defaults/host_hostgenus_hosttype_map.tsv
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+host	host_genus	host_type
+Homo sapiens	Homo	Human
+Aedeomyia madagascarica	Aedeomyia	Mosquito
+Aedes albopictus	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes cinereus	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes dalzieli	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes japonicus	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes rossicus	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes sp.	Aedes	Mosquito
+Aedes vexans	Aedes	Mosquito
+Anopheles atroparvus	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles bancroftii	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles coustani	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles farauti	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles hyrcanus	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles maculipennis	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles messeae	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles pauliani	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles plumbeus	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles sp.	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Anopheles stephensi	Anopheles	Mosquito
+Coquillettidia	Coquillettidia	Mosquito
+Coquillettidia perturbans	Coquillettidia	Mosquito
+Coquillettidia richiardii	Coquillettidia	Mosquito
+Culex	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex annulirostris	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex antennatus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex bitaeniorhynchus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex erraticus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex erythrothorax	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex gelidus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex interrogator	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex modestus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex neavei	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex nigripalpus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex perexiguus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex perfuscus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pipiens	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pipiens complex	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pipiens pipiens	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pipiens sensu lato	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex poicilipes	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pseudovishnui	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex pullus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex quinquefasciatus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex restuans	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex salinarius	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex sitiens	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex squamosus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex stigmatosoma	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex tarsalis	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex theileri	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex tritaeniorhynchus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex univittatus	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex vishnui	Culex	Mosquito
+Culex whitmorei	Culex	Mosquito
+Culicidae	Culicidae	Mosquito
+Culiseta	Culiseta	Mosquito
+Culiseta inornata	Culiseta	Mosquito
+Culiseta longiareolata	Culiseta	Mosquito
+Culiseta melanura	Culiseta	Mosquito
+Culiseta morsitans	Culiseta	Mosquito
+Mansonia uniformis	Mansonia	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus canadensis	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus cantator	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus caspius	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus communis	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus dorsalis	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus flavescens	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus sollicitans	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus spencerii	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus sticticus	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus triseriatus	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Ochlerotatus trivittatus	Ochlerotatus	Mosquito
+Psorophora	Psorophora	Mosquito
+Psorophora ferox	Psorophora	Mosquito
+Uranotaenia	Uranotaenia	Mosquito
+Uranotaenia unguiculata	Uranotaenia	Mosquito
+Accipiter	Accipiter	Bird
+Accipiter cooperii	Accipiter	Bird
+Accipiter gentilis	Accipiter	Bird
+Accipiter nisus	Accipiter	Bird
+Accipiter striatus	Accipiter	Bird
+Accipitridae	Accipitridae	Bird
+Acrocephalus dumetorum	Acrocephalus	Bird
+Actitis macularius	Actitis	Bird
+Aegithalos caudatus	Aegithalos	Bird
+Aegypius monachus	Aegypius	Bird
+Agelaius phoeniceus	Agelaius	Bird
+Alopochen aegyptiaca	Alopochen	Bird
+Anas platyrhynchos	Anas	Bird
+Anatidae	Anatidae	Bird
+Anser	Anser	Bird
+Aphelocoma	Aphelocoma	Bird
+Aphelocoma californica	Aphelocoma	Bird
+Apus apus	Apus	Bird
+Aquila adalberti	Aquila	Bird
+Aquila chrysaetos	Aquila	Bird
+Aquila fasciata	Aquila	Bird
+Ardeidae	Ardeidae	Bird
+Asio flammeus	Asio	Bird
+Asio otus	Asio	Bird
+Athene noctua	Athene	Bird
+Aves	Aves	Bird
+Baeolophus bicolor	Baeolophus	Bird
+Baeolophus inornatus	Baeolophus	Bird
+Bombycilla garrulus	Bombycilla	Bird
+Bonasa umbellus	Bonasa	Bird
+Branta canadensis	Branta	Bird
+Bubo scandiacus	Bubo	Bird
+Bubo virginianus	Bubo	Bird
+Bubulcus ibis	Bubulcus	Bird
+Buteo	Buteo	Bird
+Buteo buteo	Buteo	Bird
+Buteo jamaicensis	Buteo	Bird
+Buteo lineatus	Buteo	Bird
+Buteo regalis	Buteo	Bird
+Buteo swainsoni	Buteo	Bird
+Butorides virescens	Butorides	Bird
+Calidris alba	Calidris	Bird
+Calypte costae	Calypte	Bird
+Cardinalis	Cardinalis	Bird
+Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinalis	Bird
+Charadrius melodus	Charadrius	Bird
+Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Chroicocephalus	Bird
+Ciconiidae	Ciconiidae	Bird
+Clanga pomarina	Clanga	Bird
+Colaptes auratus	Colaptes	Bird
+Coloeus monedula	Coloeus	Bird
+Columba livia	Columba	Bird
+Columba palumbus	Columba	Bird
+Columbidae	Columbidae	Bird
+Coracopsis vasa	Coracopsis	Bird
+Coragyps atratus	Coragyps	Bird
+Corvidae	Corvidae	Bird
+Corvus	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus brachyrhynchos	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus corax	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus cornix	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus corone	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus frugilegus	Corvus	Bird
+Corvus ossifragus	Corvus	Bird
+Cuculus canorus	Cuculus	Bird
+Curruca conspicillata	Curruca	Bird
+Cyanistes caeruleus	Cyanistes	Bird
+Cyanocitta cristata	Cyanocitta	Bird
+Cygnus buccinator	Cygnus	Bird
+Cygnus olor	Cygnus	Bird
+Dumetella	Dumetella	Bird
+Egretta garzetta	Egretta	Bird
+Euphagus cyanocephalus	Euphagus	Bird
+Falco	Falco	Bird
+Falco columbarius	Falco	Bird
+Falco peregrinus	Falco	Bird
+Falco punctatus	Falco	Bird
+Falco sparverius	Falco	Bird
+Falco tinnunculus	Falco	Bird
+Fulica	Fulica	Bird
+Galliformes	Galliformes	Bird
+Gallus gallus	Gallus	Bird
+Garrulus glandarius	Garrulus	Bird
+Gymnogyps californianus	Gymnogyps	Bird
+Haemorhous mexicanus	Haemorhous	Bird
+Haliaeetus albicilla	Haliaeetus	Bird
+Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Haliaeetus	Bird
+Hirundinidae	Hirundinidae	Bird
+Hirundo rustica	Hirundo	Bird
+Hylocichla mustelina	Hylocichla	Bird
+Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus	Ichthyaetus	Bird
+Ictinia mississippiensis	Ictinia	Bird
+Lanius ludovicianus	Lanius	Bird
+Larus crassirostris	Larus	Bird
+Larus delawarensis	Larus	Bird
+Larus michahellis	Larus	Bird
+Larus smithsonianus	Larus	Bird
+Lathamus discolor	Lathamus	Bird
+Loriini	Loriini	Bird
+Meleagris gallopavo	Meleagris	Bird
+Mergus squamatus	Mergus	Bird
+Mimus	Mimus	Bird
+Mimus polyglottos	Mimus	Bird
+Molothrus ater	Molothrus	Bird
+Nestor notabilis	Nestor	Bird
+Oena capensis	Oena	Bird
+Oriolus flavocinctus	Oriolus	Bird
+Pandion haliaetus	Pandion	Bird
+Parulidae	Parulidae	Bird
+Parus major	Parus	Bird
+Passer domesticus	Passer	Bird
+Passer sp.	Passer	Bird
+Passeridae	Passeridae	Bird
+Pelecanus	Pelecanus	Bird
+Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanus	Bird
+Pelecanus occidentalis	Pelecanus	Bird
+Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae	Bird
+Phalacrocorax auritus	Phalacrocorax	Bird
+Phalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocorax	Bird
+Phasianinae	Phasianinae	Bird
+Phasianus colchicus	Phasianus	Bird
+Pheucticus melanocephalus	Pheucticus	Bird
+Phoenicoparrus andinus	Phoenicoparrus	Bird
+Phoenicopterus chilensis	Phoenicopterus	Bird
+Phoenicopterus roseus	Phoenicopterus	Bird
+Phoenicopterus ruber	Phoenicopterus	Bird
+Phoenicopterus sp.	Phoenicopterus	Bird
+Phylloscopus collybita	Phylloscopus	Bird
+Pica hudsonia	Pica	Bird
+Pica nuttalli	Pica	Bird
+Pica pica	Pica	Bird
+Pluvialis apricaria	Pluvialis	Bird
+Podiceps cristatus	Podiceps	Bird
+Poecile atricapillus	Poecile	Bird
+Poecile carolinensis	Poecile	Bird
+Prunella modularis	Prunella	Bird
+Pyrrhocorax graculus	Pyrrhocorax	Bird
+Quelea quelea	Quelea	Bird
+Quiscalus	Quiscalus	Bird
+Quiscalus major	Quiscalus	Bird
+Quiscalus quiscula	Quiscalus	Bird
+Rallus aquaticus	Rallus	Bird
+Serinus canaria	Serinus	Bird
+Spatula querquedula	Spatula	Bird
+Spheniscus humboldti	Spheniscus	Bird
+Spinus tristis	Spinus	Bird
+Sternula	Sternula	Bird
+Sternula antillarum	Sternula	Bird
+Streptopelia capicola	Streptopelia	Bird
+Streptopelia decaocto	Streptopelia	Bird
+Strigidae	Strigidae	Bird
+Strix aluco	Strix	Bird
+Strix nebulosa	Strix	Bird
+Strix nebulosa lapponica	Strix	Bird
+Sturnidae	Sturnidae	Bird
+Sturnus vulgaris	Sturnus	Bird
+Sylvia atricapilla	Sylvia	Bird
+Toxostoma rufum	Toxostoma	Bird
+Trichoglossus haematodus	Trichoglossus	Bird
+Trichoglossus moluccanus	Trichoglossus	Bird
+Turdus merula	Turdus	Bird
+Turdus migratorius	Turdus	Bird
+Turdus philomelos	Turdus	Bird
+Tyto alba	Tyto	Bird
+Zenaida macroura	Zenaida	Bird
+Equus caballus	Equus	Horse
+Equus caballus x Equus asinus	Equus	Horse
+Alectorobius capensis	Alectorobius	Tick
+Dermacentor marginatus	Dermacentor	Tick
+Hyalomma	Hyalomma	Tick
+Hyalomma marginatum	Hyalomma	Tick
+Hyalomma marginatum marginatum	Hyalomma	Tick
+Hyalomma plumbeum plumbeum	Hyalomma	Tick
+Hyalomma scupense	Hyalomma	Tick
+Ixodoidea	Ixodoidea	Tick
+Rhipicephalus guilhoni	Rhipicephalus	Tick
+Rhipicephalus pulchellus	Rhipicephalus	Tick
+Bos taurus	Bos	Other
+Camelus bactrianus	Camelus	Other
+Camelus dromedarius	Camelus	Other
+Canis lupus familiaris	Canis	Other
+Chiroptera	Chiroptera	Other
+Cricetinae	Cricetinae	Other
+Crocodylus moreletii	Crocodylus	Other
+Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylus	Other
+Crocodylus porosus	Crocodylus	Other
+Equus	Equus	Other
+Equus asinus	Equus	Other
+Equus ferus	Equus	Other
+Giraffa giraffa	Giraffa	Other
+Laridae	Laridae	Other
+Mastomys erythroleucus	Mastomys	Other
+Mephitis mephitis	Mephitis	Other
+Mesocricetus auratus	Mesocricetus	Other
+Mus musculus	Mus	Other
+Orcinus orca	Orcinus	Other
+Ovis aries	Ovis	Other
+Panthera leo	Panthera	Other
+Pelophylax ridibundus	Pelophylax	Other
+Platycercus	Platycercus	Other
+Rodentia	Rodentia	Other
+Rousettus leschenaultii	Rousettus	Other
+Sciuridae	Sciuridae	Other
+Sciurus carolinensis	Sciurus	Other
+Sciurus niger	Sciurus	Other
+Syncerus caffer	Syncerus	Other
+Vicugna pacos	Vicugna	Other
diff --git a/ingest/rules/curate.smk b/ingest/rules/curate.smk
index 77dc91a..da5b549 100644
--- a/ingest/rules/curate.smk
+++ b/ingest/rules/curate.smk
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ rule curate:
         sequences_ndjson="data/genbank.ndjson",
         all_geolocation_rules="data/all-geolocation-rules.tsv",
         annotations=config["curate"]["annotations"],
+        manual_mapping="defaults/host_hostgenus_hosttype_map.tsv",
     output:
         metadata="data/raw_metadata_curated.tsv",
         sequences="results/sequences.fasta",
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ rule curate:
             | ./scripts/post_process_metadata.py \
             | ./scripts/add-field-names \
                 --metadata-columns {params.metadata_columns} \
+            | ./scripts/transform-new-fields \
+                --map-tsv {input.manual_mapping} \
+                --map-id host \
+                --metadata-id host \
+                --map-fields host_genus host_type \
+                --pass-through true \
             | augur curate apply-record-annotations \
                 --annotations {input.annotations} \
                 --id-field {params.annotations_id} \
diff --git a/ingest/scripts/transform-new-fields b/ingest/scripts/transform-new-fields
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a846990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/scripts/transform-new-fields
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import csv
+from sys import stdin, stdout
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Transform JSON data by applying a TSV mapping and adding new columns."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--map-tsv", required=True,
+        help="Path to the TSV mapping file.")
+    parser.add_argument("--map-id", required=True,
+        help="Column name in the map TSV to use as the mapping key.")
+    parser.add_argument("--metadata-id", required=True,
+        help="Column name in the metadata JSON to use as the mapping key.")
+    parser.add_argument("--map-fields", nargs="+", required=True,
+        help="Columns to add from the mapping file.")
+    parser.add_argument("--pass-through", default=False,
+        help="If set, pass through the original value when no mapping is found.")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+def load_mapping(map_tsv, map_id, map_fields):
+    mapping = {}
+    with open(map_tsv, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        reader = csv.DictReader(f, delimiter='\t')
+        for row in reader:
+            key = row[map_id]
+            mapping[key] = {col: row[col] for col in map_fields}
+    return mapping
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    mapping = load_mapping(args.map_tsv, args.map_id, args.map_fields)
+
+    for line in stdin:
+        record = json.loads(line)
+        key = record.get(args.metadata_id, '')
+
+        if key in mapping:
+            record.update(mapping[key])
+        elif args.pass_through:
+            for col in args.map_fields:
+                record[col] = record.get(args.metadata_id, '')
+
+        stdout.write(json.dumps(record) + '\n')
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
index 44da9c1..3913356 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {
   "title": "Washington Focused West Nile Virus Build",
+  "data_provenance": [
+    {
+      "name": "GenBank",
+      "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/"
+    }
+  ],
   "colorings": [
     {"key": "gt", "title": "Genotype", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "num_date", "title": "Sampling Date", "type": "continuous"},
@@ -10,7 +16,9 @@
     {"key": "lineage", "title": "Pathoplexus lineage", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "clade_membership", "title": "Clade", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "author", "title": "Authors", "type": "categorical"},
-    {"key": "host", "title": "Host Species", "type": "categorical"}
+    {"key": "host", "title": "Host Species", "type": "categorical"},
+    {"key": "host_genus", "title": "Host Genus", "type": "categorical"},
+    {"key": "host_type", "title": "Host Type", "type": "categorical"}
   ],
   "geo_resolutions": [
     "state",
@@ -29,6 +37,8 @@
     "author",
     "clade_membership",
     "host",
+    "host_genus",
+    "host_type",
     "lineage"
   ],
   "display_defaults": {
diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config_global.json b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config_global.json
index 37ce140..b7b598b 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config_global.json
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/auspice_config_global.json
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {
   "title": "Global West Nile Virus Build",
+  "data_provenance": [
+    {
+      "name": "GenBank",
+      "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/"
+    }
+  ],
   "colorings": [
     {"key": "gt", "title": "Genotype", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "num_date", "title": "Sampling Date", "type": "continuous"},
@@ -8,7 +14,9 @@
     {"key": "lineage", "title": "Pathoplexus lineage", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "clade_membership", "title": "Clade", "type": "categorical"},
     {"key": "author", "title": "Authors", "type": "categorical"},
-    {"key": "host", "title": "Host Species", "type": "categorical"}
+    {"key": "host", "title": "Host Species", "type": "categorical"},
+    {"key": "host_genus", "title": "Host Genus", "type": "categorical"},
+    {"key": "host_type", "title": "Host Type", "type": "categorical"}
   ],
   "geo_resolutions": [
     "region",
@@ -23,7 +31,9 @@
     "region",
     "country",
     "author",
-    "host"
+    "host",
+    "host_genus",
+    "host_type"
   ],
   "display_defaults": {
     "color_by": "region",
diff --git a/phylogenetic/defaults/description.md b/phylogenetic/defaults/description.md
index 60e5e46..38354ea 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/defaults/description.md
+++ b/phylogenetic/defaults/description.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 We gratefully acknowledge the authors, originating and submitting laboratories of the genetic sequences and metadata for sharing their work. Please note that although data generators have generously shared data in an open fashion, that does not mean there should be free license to publish on this data. Data generators should be cited where possible and collaborations should be sought in some circumstances. Please try to avoid scooping someone else's work. Reach out if uncertain.
 
 Special thanks to individuals at the [Northwest Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence](https://github.com/NW-PaGe) and [Grubaugh lab](https://grubaughlab.com/) for comments, code and suggestions.
+
+We curate sequence data and metadata from NCBI as starting point for our analyses. For global lineage designations, we query [pathoplexus](https://pathoplexus.org/) for lineage assignments and exclusively work with NCBI-sourced records at this time. Curated sequences and metadata are available as flat files at:
+
+* [data.nextstrain.org/files/workflows/WNV/sequences.fasta.zst](https://data.nextstrain.org/files/workflows/WNV/sequences.fasta.zst)
+* [data.nextstrain.org/files/workflows/WNV/metadata.tsv.zst](https://data.nextstrain.org/files/workflows/WNV/metadata.tsv.zst)