Archive for May 2018
Global Virus Network Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Global Virus Network Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 31, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN) is mobilizing a coordinated effort to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through its Centers of Excellence. The GVN represents 41 Centers of Excellence and…
Read MoreUpdate on the Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India
Update on the Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India May 30, 2018 By Benhur Lee, MD, Professor, Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence and Linfa Wang, PhD, Professor & Director, Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore What is Nipah…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Adds Uganda Virus Research Institute as Newest Center of Excellence
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Entebbe, Uganda, May 29, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN) and the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) announced today the induction of the Institute as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence. The GVN represents 41 Centers of Excellence and 7 affiliates in 26 countries and comprises foremost experts in every class of…
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Uganda
WELCOME TO Uganda Center of Excellence Uganda For an overview of GVN Centers of Excellence, click here. Uganda Virus Research Institute Plot No: 51 -59 Nakiwogo Road P.O.Box 49 Entebbe Uganda Center Director: Dr. Pontiano Kaleebu UVRI vision is to become a world-class center of excellence in health research, conducting scientific investigations on viral and…
Read MoreTime to eradicate HTLV-1: an open letter to WHO
Time to eradicate HTLV-1: an open letter to WHO 10, May 2018 **Summary version of this letter published Lancet here. On behalf of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1) positive patients, expert clinicians and scientists working in the field of HTLV-1 clinical and laboratory research. Dear Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, We are writing to you today…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Issues Open Letter to WHO On Potent Human Carcinogen – Human T Cell Leukemia Virus-1
The Lancet publishes letter from top scientists and advocates from around the world to eradicate HTLV-1, a debilitating and deadly virus Baltimore, MD, USA, May 10, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN), an international coalition of the world’s foremost medical virologists, comprising 41 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 26 countries, dedicated to identifying…
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