Description
Emerging viruses and how to use new technologies to hunt for viruses:
Emerging virus diseases are a major threat to human and veterinary public health. New examples occur frequently with the majority of viruses originating from an animal host.
This lecture will explain important aspects of virus emergence and the current knowledge of the molecular basis how viruses may cross between species.
In particular this lecture will provide examples of emerging viruses: e.g. coronaviruses (SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, MERS) and Vector borne diseases.
Furthermore, the lecture will discuss the use of metagenomic technique to identify novel pathogens and how such methods are expected to markedly strengthen the level of preparedness for future outbreaks of emerging pathogens.
