Suchergebnisse

After the WHO had declared the smallpox virus to be eradicated at the beginning of the 1980s of the last century, things had become quiet around the virus. In 2003, the US surveillance authority CDC reported an outbreak of the monkey pox virus. And in Europe, too, there were frequent outbreaks of cowpox virus transmitted by so-called cuddle rats. What is the current significance of zoonotic pox viruses and what danger do they pose? This was the central topic of the workshop "Zoonotic Poxviruses - An Emerging Threat?" of the National Research Platform in cooperation with representatives of the

Am 15. September 2015 fand in Berlin der Workshop "Dual Use Research of Concern – Wie gut sind wir vorbereitet auf die Konsequenzen der aktuellen Debatte?" statt. In diesem Rahmen diskutierten Virologen, Ethiker und Förderer die Folgen der Dual Use-Debatte für die Forschung.