Addressing the Threat of Emerging Viral Infections

• Published in: Keio journal of medicine Vol. 72; no. 1; p. 27
• Main Author: Kawaoka, Yoshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Keio Journal of Medicine 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Antiviral Agents - pharmacology; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Ebola Vaccines; Ebolavirus; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control; Influenza Vaccines; Orthomyxoviridae; SARS-CoV-2

Emerging infections are caused when microorganisms that are maintained in a reservoir where they cause no harm, transmit from the reservoir to a new host. I have been studying the replication, molecular basis for pathogenesis, and host responses to emerging viruses, including influenza virus, Ebola...