Influenza A(H5N1) detection in two asymptomatic poultry farm workers in Spain, September to October 2022: suspected environmental contamination
In autumn 2022, the Spanish Influenza National Reference Laboratory (NRL) confirmed the detection of influenza A(H5N1) in samples from two asymptomatic workers linked to an outbreak in a poultry farm in Spain.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in farmed minks, Spain, October 2022
In October 2022, an outbreak in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in intensively farmed minks occurred in northwest Spain. A single mink farm hosting more than 50,000 minks was involved.
H7N9 avian influenza virus infection in men is associated with testosterone depletion
Human infections with H7N9 avian influenza A virus that emerged in East China in 2013 and caused high morbidity rates were more frequently detected in men than in women over the last five epidemic waves.
The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2
As 2019 turned into 2020, a coronavirus spilled over from wild animals into people, sparking what has become one of the best documented pandemics to afflict humans.
Mosaic RBD nanoparticles protect against challenge by diverse sarbecoviruses in animal models
The COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing for more than 2 years now, and new variants such as Omicron are less susceptible to the vaccines developed against earlier lineages of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Scientific Papers
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The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2022
Future Preparedness for newly emerging infectious diseases – Zhengli Shi
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2022
ESWI Summit 2022: Expert panel view – Linfa Wang
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ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit 2022
ESWI Summit 2022: Summary keynotes Debora MacKenzie
Rapporteurs Summary of the Keynote lectures
8th International Influenza Meeting
September 2-4 2022, Munster
Pandemic Preparedness Planning in Peacetime
ESWI Chair and Professor in Virology, Ab Osterhaus, gives a captivating explanation on why we need to stay vigilant and properly prepare for the next pandemic.
