Taming the untreatable: interventions against hazard group 4 viruses
Of the viruses which continue to threaten human health, those classified at hazard group 4 represent the most difficult to work due to the requirement of high biological containment and the lack of approved therapies. As witnessed by the recent Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, their propensity to cause widespread mortality and morbidity in human populations are apparent. This talk will cover intervention strategies that have been developed and tested by the PHE research group at Porton Down for two such viruses: Ebola virus and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus.
Date:
2 February 2016, 11:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2016)
Venue:
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road OX1 3RE
Venue Details:
EPA seminar room
Speaker:
Stuart Dowall (Public Health England)
Organising department:
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Organisers:
Rebecca Moore (University of Oxford),
Helen Farr (University of Oxford),
Joanna Miller (University of Oxford),
Eva Gluenz (University of Oxford),
Kenny Moore (University of Oxford),
Rachel Exley (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Bug Sessions in infectious disease
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Rebecca Moore
