By Veronica Rezelj, PhD student @verorezelj As we’re now in the run up to the International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors, being held in Glasgow with the Society for General Microbiology (#IMAV15), , we’d like to introduce you to an expert who works in the fascinating field of arbovirus research. This is our second in… Continue reading →
By Siobhan Petrie, Communications Officer for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and Glasgow Polyomics. June seems a little while ago now, but it was a really busy time for the CVR on the outreach front – so busy, that’s it taken us a little while to share what we were up to at… Continue reading →
The last week of June saw Europe’s first confirmed human case of West Nile fever of the 2015 season, in Sofia, Bulgaria. West Nile fever, which is caused by West Nile virus (WNV) can be a serious disease, sometimes resulting in brain inflammation, paralysis and even death. While not unprecedented in the region, Europe has seen a… Continue reading →
