Introduction to virology, diagnostics and molecular epidemiology on emerging and vector-borne disease viral pathogens
The Emerging Viral Diseases-Expert Laboratory Network (EVD-LabNet) is organising a training course on “Introduction to virology, diagnostics and molecular epidemiology on emerging and vector-borne disease viral pathogens” on Wednesday 21 June 2023 and Thursday 22 June 2023 – 13:00-17:00 CEST (Stockholm time).
The preliminary agenda of the training is:
Day 1, 21 June 2023
13:00 – 14:15 - Virus/host dynamics (National Virus Reference Laboratory Ireland)
14:15 – 15:30 - Serological and culture diagnostics (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands)
15:30 – 15:45 - Break
15:45 – 16:45 - Diagnostic data reporting – issues and complexities (Central Virology Laboratory, Israel)
16:45 – 17.00 - Discussion with participants
Day 2, 22 June 2023
13:00 – 14:00 - Molecular diagnostics (Erasmus MC, the Netherlands)
14:00 – 15:00 - Sequencing, informatics, and molecular epidemiology (Erasmus MC, the Netherlands)
15:00 – 15:15 - Break
15.15 – 16:30 - How to use diagnostic data, and limitations of diagnostic data (Erasmus MC, the Netherlands)
16.30 – 17:00 - Discussion with participants
In order to receive the connection details, please register via the link below no later than Friday 14 June 2023.
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