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Center for Viral Systems Biology

[Andrew Su @andrewsu]

Excited! We received a new R01 from NIA to study computational drug repositioning for Alzheimer's Disease. More info in the thread 👇 from 10 months ago. We will be hiring 2 new postdocs and a software developer for this project; pls RT!

[CViSB.org @cvisb]

We're happy to announce our second annual Systems Biology of Infectious Diseases Workshop - February 24-26, 2020 here in sunny La Jolla, CA.

This year we're focusing on Systems Immunology and we have an amazing set of speakers lined up. Join us!🌴🏄‍♀️☀️

https://t.co/oquHKSUsFn

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Are you looking for research materials on #Lassafever? Are you interested in employing social science insights in Lassa fever control?

Visit https://t.co/8ByEGjC7K8, a newly launched online #LassaFever repository by @NCDCgov @GCRF @AnthDurham1 @rki_de
#PreventEpidemicsNaija

[CViSB.org @cvisb]

Our friends over at ACEGID have their awesome annual workshop coming. DO make sure to check it out and apply.

[ACEGID @acegid_igh]

Applications for 2019 ACEGID Summer Genomics Bootcamp now open -
https://t.co/wFALYv33dj

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

2. The #Ebola outbreak totals are 733 confirmed & probable cases & 459 deaths. Today's @MinSanteRDC update contains a cool epi-curve showing cases by date of symptom onset & by location. Looks to me like a slight abating of cases — though that may be wishful thinking.

[Guy Baele @GuyBaele]

The 24th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) will take place in Hong Kong from Sunday August 4 to Friday August 9, 2019. More info: https://t.co/AVJufM9fOY

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

#Ebola thread: New info from @WHO on spread in Katwa, a major hot spot right now. Katwa (part of greater Butembo, pop: 1M) has recorded 148 cases so far. That's 21% of the outbreak total. And only 37% of cases there have come from contact lists. That's worrying.

[Pardis Sabeti @PardisSabeti]

Our @acegid_lab partners performed advanced sequencing to uncover a yellow fever outbreak in their home country Nigeria. This is how we will protect the world from pandemics #rootsnotparachutes #africanscience @WorldBank @H3Africa_CC https://t.co/cC7R705pQL

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

#Ebola rebounds BIG time: +12 cases reported today. That's huge. It's only the 4th time in this outbreak that there were more than 10 cases reported on a single day. There have been 36 cases reported this week (Monday onward). 1/

[CViSB.org @cvisb]

Dr. Vasee Moorthy of the @WHO advocating for epidemic preparedness before outbreaks occur and more integrated research during outbreaks to help guide the public health response! #LIC2019

[CViSB.org @cvisb]

Pierre Formenty at the #LIC2019 “We’re not doing this work to publish in the best journals, but to save the lives of patients”. @WHO @NCDCgov

[CEPI @CEPIvaccines]

“We need to understand the epidemiology of Lassa and the incidence of disease in affected countries. @NCDCgov establishing surveillance systems has helped our work tremendously.”

Our CEO Richard Hatchett speaking at the first ever #Lassa conference #LIC2019 #OutsmartEpidemics

[CViSB.org @cvisb]

The #LIC2019 conference just kicked off in Abuja, organized by the @NCDCgov! @CEPIvaccines is taking the lead on Lassa vaccines trials, presented in their keynote. Currently in Phase I/II development, very promising and exciting.

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

A total of 12,327 suspected cases of #LassaFever were recorded during a 10-year period (2009-2018). Of the 1236 total confirmed cases, 543(43.9%) cases were recorded in 2018 alone- Sylvanus Okogbenin at the #LIC2019 Conference