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Global Virus Network’s Institute of Human Virology and Italian Scientists Identify Unique Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Found in Europe and North America
BALTIMORE, MD, April 9, 2020: The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, and scientists from Trieste, Italy announced today the characterization of a novel mutation in the RNA polymerase of certain viral strains of SARS-CoV-2 carried by patients located in…
Read MoreEditorial from Dr. Christian Brechot and Dr. Robert Gallo
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is spreading and has become a pandemic with a major impact on national health systems and economics, as well as population behaviors. Delineating the future of the pandemic expansion and the geographical areas which will be hit has important consequences as to the capacity to be prepared and take adequate measures to…
Read MoreENHANCED MODEL FOR MONITORING ZONES OF INCREASED RISK OF COVID-19 SPREAD
Research By GVN Scientists Establishes Link Between Temperature, Latitude, Spread & Seasonality Baltimore, MD, March 10, 2020: Scientists affiliated with the Global Virus Network (GVN), the worldwide coalition of preeminent virologists engaged in the preparedness, defense and first research response to emerging, existing and unidentified viruses that pose a clear and present threat to public…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Coordinates Efforts Between Top International Experts Researching COVID-19
The GVN Is Connecting Academia, Governments, Public Health Organizations and Industry to Advance the Response for COVID-19 and Prepare for the Next Outbreak Baltimore, Maryland, USA, February 18, 2020: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 53 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 32 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Convenes Discussions with International Top Experts to Combat Growing Novel Coronavirus Epidemic
The GVN Is Bridging Gaps in the Global Emergency Response and Serving as a “Go-To” Resource for Members Needing Assistance in Obtaining and Disseminating Cutting-Edge Scientific Research Baltimore, Maryland, USA, February 6, 2020: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 53 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 32 countries comprising foremost experts in every class…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Experts Combat New Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak
GVN stands by China and relevant international organizations to support efforts to mitigate the new strain of coronavirus, named 2019-nCoV Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January 30, 2020: As airlines suspend flights, countries evacuate citizens from China and nearly 60 million Chinese experience a lockdown, the Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 53 Centers of Excellence and 9…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Statement on New Strain of Coronavirus Infection in Wuhan, China
Global Virus Network (GVN) Statement on New Strain of Coronavirus Infection in Wuhan, China Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January, 21, 2020: In light of the recent pandemics emerging from China including the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, and the 2013 outbreak of H7N9, an influenza…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Statement on New Strain of Coronavirus Infection in Wuhan, China
Global Virus Network (GVN) Statement on New Strain of Coronavirus Infection in Wuhan, China Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January, 10, 2020: In light of the recent pandemics emerging from China including the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, and the 2013 outbreak of H7N9, an influenza…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Statement on the Unknown, Viral Pneumonia Outbreak in Wuhan, China
Global Virus Network (GVN) Statement on the Unknown, Viral Pneumonia Outbreak in Wuhan, China Baltimore, Maryland, USA, January, 7, 2020: In light of the recent pandemics emerging from China including the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, and the 2013 outbreak of H7N9, an influenza virus that…
Read MoreSix Internationally Renowned Virus Research Institutions Join the Global Virus Network to Combat Viral Diseases
GVN Adds Four Centers of Excellence and Two Affiliates from India, Peru, Republic of Uzbekistan, South Korea, United States and Zimbabwe Baltimore, Maryland, USA, October 24, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 52 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 32 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans…
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