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GLOBAL VIRUS NETWORK HOSTS SIXTH SHORT COURSE
Top GVN Experts Inspire Rising International Virologists Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 29, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN) earlier this month held its 6th Annual Short Course in Basic and Translational Virology on July 28-August 3 for 18 early-career human and animal virologists from Argentina, Bolivia, Germany, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea…
Read MoreA Summary of Recent Advances in Ebola Treatment
August 21, 2019 Only two years ago, neither a vaccine cure for the Ebola Virus, nor effective antivirals existed to prevent Ebola Virus Disease. Recovery for those infected was through the strength of their own immune system, and according to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctors treated patients while keeping them…
Read MoreEbola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Shines Light on Global Challenges
Last Week the WHO Declared the Epidemic a Public-Health Emergency of International Concern Baltimore, MD, USA, July 24, 2019: Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a public-health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), signaling a risk to multiple countries that requires a…
Read MoreThe Global Virus Network (GVN) Announces The Addition Of Three New Centers Of Excellence Joining Organization
University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Vaccine Research and Review and the Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Join Renowned Global Virus Network to Combat Viral Diseases Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 4, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 48…
Read More“THE HOT ZONE” SCENARIO – WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
The Global Virus Network (GVN) Confirms That Deadly Hemorrhagic Viruses Are a Real & Imminent Threat Baltimore, MD, May 28, 2019: “The Hot Zone,” which premiered on Monday, May 27, 2019, is a three night limited series on National Geographic, based on Richard Preston’s best-selling book that depicts the true story of deadly, airborne hemorrhagic…
Read MoreThe Global Virus Network (GVN) Launches Anticipation & Preparedness Taskforce Following 10th International Meeting in Annecy, France
The GVN Undertakes Worldwide Initiative to Support Public Health Authorities Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 27, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), a worldwide coalition of preeminent virologists engaged in the preparedness, defense and first research response to emerging, exiting and unidentified viruses that pose a clear and present threat to public health, has launched the…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Center Of Excellence Researchers Discover That A Bacterial Protein Promotes Cancer
Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Suggests that Bacterial Infections May Contribute Far More to Cancers Than Previously Thought Baltimore, Maryland, USA, December 4, 2018: The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Global Virus Network Center of Excellence, announced today the discovery…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Centers of Excellence Contribute Expertise to Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India
In the wake of the outbreak, the Government of Kerala is fast-tracking the launch of the Institute of Advanced Virology, which will house a unit of the GVN Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 5, 2018: Several of the Global Virus Network’s (GVN) Centers of Excellence have been researching Nipah virus (NiV) and are currently contributing expertise…
Read MoreGlobal 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…
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