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Global 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…
Read MoreGLOBAL 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 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 MoreWORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION
WORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION Dr. William Hall Receives The GVN Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership Baltimore, MD, USA, July 2, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 48 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 29 countries…
Read MoreTHE GLOBAL VIRUS NETWORK (GVN) LAUNCHES AFRICA GVN TO JOIN FRENCH AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING SCIENTISTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ONGOING EPIDEMICS
In the Midst of the Second Worst Ebola Outbreak Since Its Discovery, Top African Scientists Identify Ways to Battle Deadly Diseases Together Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 25, 2019: During a meeting held last month in Entebbe, Uganda, the Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 48 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 29 countries comprising foremost…
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…
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