Current research on respiratory viral infections: XIII International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections: part 1. (October 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Welkers, Matthijs RA; Sutherland, Tom; Osterhaus, Albert DME; Monto, Arnold; de Jong, Menno D; Hayden, Frederick G
• Is Part Of: Future virology. Volume 6:Number 10(2011)
• Page Start: 1155
• Page End: 1160
• Publication Date: 2011-10
• Subjects: epidemiology -- influenza surveillance -- pH1N1 -- treatment -- vaccines; Virology -- Periodicals; Virus diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.9101
• DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.97
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-0794

Abstract

The XIII International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections was convened by The Macrae Group LLC (NY, USA) in Rome, Italy, on the 13–16 March 2011. This annual symposium provides a forum for public health specialists, vaccinologists, clinicians, virologists and pharmacologists to discuss recent advances in respiratory virus research in an interdisciplinary fashion. Here, we highlight presentations at this conference with a special focus on influenza.