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On the Pandemic Potential for Influenza Currently Circulating Among Birds and Mammals
The Global Virus Network (GVN) recommends that people in close contact with birds and mammals (wild or farmed) use personal protective equipment and get vaccinated against seasonal influenza. * * * It is nearly impossible to predict if the currently spreading avian influenza will become even better adapted to mammals and spill over to people.…
Read MoreGVN: Forefront of Virology COVID-19 Webinar Featuring Dr. Ulrike Protzer
WELCOME TO Dr. Ulrike Protzer – April 17, 2023 – “HBV Cure: Fact or Fiction” Dr. Ulrike Protzer Chair for Virology Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Munich, Germany GVN Center of Excellence Director Biosketch: Ulrike Protzer is an expert virologist with many years of research in molecular virology, virus-host interaction and immunology. Ulrike studied…
Read MoreLong Covid and the Vascular Endothelium
Infection with SARS-CoV2 infection often involves the vascular endothelium, resulting in a variety of deleterious effects. Among these is endothelial dysfunction, distinct from endothelial injury, in which the vascular endothelium loses elasticity and the ability to vasodilate and vasoconstrict. It constitutes a type of non-obstructive coronary artery disease and is generally associated with impaired production…
Read MoreGVN Annual Scientific Meeting in Monaco
Click/tap each Welcome Message for a PDF version Conference Venue Novotel Monte-Carlo 3*** Backstage & Talk show Rooms (Floor -1 Meeting Rooms area) Address: 16 Bd Princesse Charlotte, 98000 Monaco GPS: 43.739239, 7.421961 https://all.accor.com/hotel/5275/index.en.shtml In the heart of the Principality of Monaco, very close to the train station, Place du Casino and the main Monaco…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Janko Nikolich
Members > Spotlights > Janko Nikolich WELCOME TO THE GVN SPOTLIGHT ON: DR. JANKO NIKOLICH – MARCH 21, 2023 Dr. Janko Nikolich University of Arizona – Aegis Consortium Health Science Innovation Building Tucson, Arizona Professional Summary Dr. Janko Nikolich is an internationally recognized leader in immunology and gerontology. He received his M.D., MSc and Ph.D.…
Read MoreEradicating Polio Will Require Changing the Current Public Health Strategy
Leadership of the Global Virus Network Say Policy Decisions Should Reflect the Science Baltimore, MD, March 6, 2023— The recent public health emergency declarations in New York and London due to polio infections and detection of the virus in these cities’ wastewater strongly indicate that polio is no longer close to being eradicated.Now, four members…
Read MoreWhy Worry About Avian Flu?
The Covid pandemic is the latest concern regarding potential zoonotic spillover of a dangerous virus. What will actually be the next virus? In the game of spillover roulette, some have put their bets on yet another coronavirus. Lately, however, the smart money seems to be betting on avian flu, or more specifically, H5N1 avian flu.…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Adds Brazil’s Laboratory for Clinical Research in Neuroinfections at Fiocruz
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 1, 2023: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 71 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 40 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil announced the addition of the Laboratory for Clinical Research in…
Read MoreWhy Are Omicron Variants Less Lethal?
Omicron-derived SARS-CoV2 variants (exemplified most recently by XBB1.5(1)) are highly adept at evading immunity against vaccines and infection with previous variants and many parts of the world are currently experiencing high infection rates, yet deaths and hospitalizations have not proportionally increased. Why is this? Could previous waves have already killed those most vulnerable? Has increased…
Read MoreZambia
WELCOME TO Zambia Center of Excellence Zambia For an overview of GVN Centers of Excellence, click here. Zambia and the Africa Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA) School of Veterinary Medicine University of Zambia P.O. Box 32379 Lusaka, Zambia Center Director: Dr. Bernard Hang’ombe Member Researchers: William Hall, Hiroshi Kida, Yasuhika Suzuki, Hirofumi…
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