Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases

Many European countries skip universal hepatitis B birth doses, giving only to high-risk infants & starting routine vax at 6-8 weeks. Why do U.S. Hep B birth dose recs differ from Europe? 🤔 I’m glad you asked! 🧵👇🏽 1/4

#Ethiopia has confirmed the outbreak that has infected at least 9 people in the south of the country is of #Marburg virus disease. I commend Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth for its rapid and transparent response to the outbreak, and the work of the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and regional health authorities. This fast action demonstrates the seriousness of the country’s commitment to bringing the outbreak under control quickly. @WHO, at country, regional and headquarters levels, is actively supporting Ethiopia to contain the outbreak and treat infected people, and supporting all efforts to address the potential of cross-border spread.

Review of literature tidentified 10 reports of 18 cases of asymptomatic infection of humans with H5N1, including 2 cases with molecular and serologic confirmation and 16 cases with molecular confirmation alone. prospective surveillance studies required. 👉jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

We have to remember that what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning. -- W. Heisenberg (Physics and Philosophy, 1958)

Are you an excellent researcher in the field of genomics of infectious diseases of intracellular pathogens (viruses, intracellular parasites or bacteria)? The apply for this chair of excellence at the University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_portal.…

📢 PhD Defence Alert! Mariana Alcocer Bonifaz defends her thesis on cross-protection against avian #influenza June 10, 10:00 CMU B02.2526 UNDERSTANDING ANTIBODY MEDIATED MECHANISMS OF CROSSPROTECTION AGAINST HETEROSUBTYPIC INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTIONS bit.ly/4kHwLPf

Excited to be in Bern today to launch the Center for Pathogen Bioinformatics (CPB) - a great collaboration of @SIB, @TanjaStadler_CH & Niko Beerenwinkel @ETH, @richardneher @UniBasel & myself @SwissTPH, to better tackle known & novel pathogens - introduced today by @cdessimoz!

The registration of our symposium is open now! Do not miss! #emergingviruses #pandemic #epidemic #vaccines #lovevirology #marburg #h5n1 #mpox #SARSCoV2

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#Bildung, #Forschung und #Innovation sind für die Schweizer Bevölkerung wesentlich. Wie eine Befragung von Sotomo zeigt, wollen 57 Prozent in diesem Bereich auf keinen Fall sparen – im Gegensatz zum Bundesrat, der die Ausgaben massiv kürzen will.

Die Finanzierung der VEuPathDB-Datenbank (einschließlich PlasmoDB, TriTrypDB, FungiDB, VectorBase etc.) durch die NIH wurde eingestellt. Als Ersatz bieten sich die hiesigen @NFDI4BioDiv und @NFDI4Microbiota an. Deren Ausweitung ist Ziel der @dfg_public – g-f-v.org/information-de…

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⁩Nous nous engageons fermement ⁦@hug_ge contre🚫le sexisme, la violence, le harcèlement & la discrimination. Pour sensibiliser le personnel & renforcer les actions pr un environnement de travail inclusif & respectueux. ⁦Tolérance zéro à l’inaction👇 hug.ch/actualite/stop…

We'll host an exciting symposium "Emerging viruses & new vaccines - from research to public health" in Geneva, April 7-9, 2025 - take a look at our preliminary program with a great line-up of speakers! #H5N1 #mpox #marburg #virology #epidemics unige.ch/emerging-virus…

Voué à la destruction, un fonds de données épidémiologiques de la @WHO a été recueilli par la #Bibliothèque de l’UNIGE. Cette source documentaire, unique pour l’histoire des maladies qui ont marqué les sociétés au cours des 70 dernières années, est disponible au CMU. Lire l'article 👉 unige.ch/lejournal/vie-… #archives

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed ⁦@WHO⁩ who.int/news/item/05-1…

En 2020, José a affronté une bactérie résistante. Grâce aux HUG et à un traitement innovant à base de phages, il est en rémission. Découvrez ce témoignage et les défis de l’#antibiorésistance : smartlink.ausha.co/hugpodcast/res… #antibiotiques #santé

You have not submitted your abstract yet? Then it's about time! There are only 4 weeks left to submit! ➡️ Click here for submission: virology-meeting.de/registration/a… #GfV #GfV2025 #virology #virologymeeting #virus #viruses

Hans Kluge Re-Elected Regional Director of WHO's European Region, and other Regional Committee Take-Aways healthpolicy-watch.news/hans-kluge-re-…