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A global non-profit network of expert virologists advancing pandemic preparedness through education and training, research, and global health strategies and solutions that inform policy, foster alliances, and combat misinformation.
The Manila Times highlights GVN’s announcement of eight new Board members, bringing global leaders in science, medicine, public health, and journalism together to strengthen pandemic preparedness.

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#GVN #Virology #GlobalHealth
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
News Medical highlights the GVN’s priorities following Ethiopia’s first confirmed Marburg virus outbreak, including urgent needs in diagnostics, surveillance, vaccine research, ecological studies, and modelling.

Full article: https://ow.ly/Voq050XAlr5

#GVN #Marburg #AfricaCDC
Global Virus Network outlines priorities as Marburg virus emerges in Ethiopia
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the newly confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in southern Ethiopia.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Call for Abstracts!

GVN invites submissions for the 2026 Annual International Scientific Meeting, “Pandemic Preparedness?” held March 4–6, 2026 in Tampa, FL.

The deadline: Jan 15, 2026

For details & guidelines: https://ow.ly/91ys50XGUW0

#GVN #CallForAbstracts
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
GVN welcomes eight global leaders to our Board of Directors, strengthening science, communication, and pandemic preparedness worldwide.

Full announcement: https://ow.ly/mWh550XGQKV

#GVN #GlobalHealth #Virology #PandemicPreparedness #PublicHealth #VirusResearch
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
GVN congratulates Dr. Rubens Alves (#InstitutPasteurdeSãoPaulo, Brazil), awarded a grant to integrate AI into influenza wastewater surveillance, advancing real-time outbreak prediction and vaccine formulation support.

Read: https://ow.ly/sutW50XuIWO

#GVN #AI #Influenza
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to Victoria Etuk (#IHVNigeria), awarded a GVN grant to build a wastewater-based early detection system for emerging pathogens using metagenomics, geospatial mapping, and AI tools.

Read: https://ow.ly/aTwf50XuIUm

#GVN #PandemicPreparedness
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GVN congratulates Dr. Joshua Anzinger (#UWImona, Jamaica) on his grant to establish dengue wastewater surveillance in Kingston with the #UMiami, an innovative tool for rapid outbreak detection.

Read: https://ow.ly/zNej50XuIHe

#GVN #Surveillance #Dengue
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GVN is now on Instagram!

Follow us for snapshots from our global community, updates from our Centers of Excellence, and highlights from GVN programs.

Scan the QR code or follow us here: instagram.com/globalvirusnetwork

#GVN #GlobalHealth
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The #GVN has a new look!

Our redesigned website features clearer navigation, an updated Centers of Excellence map, expanded resources, and a new hub for news & events, all designed to better support global pandemic preparedness.

Explore: https://gvn.org/
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 Tomorrow: 12/3/25 • 10:30 AM ET — Sten Vermund, MD, PhD (USF College of Public Health) presents “Discovery to Practice Translation: Public Health Implementation of Viral Discovery”

Free & open to the public. CME credits available.

Register: https://ow.ly/9zUa50XuUHI

#GVN #PublicHealth #Virus
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay, a time to honor those we’ve lost, support those living with HIV, and push for continued progress in treatment and prevention.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/HJeh50XA0px | https://ow.ly/Fm1F50XA0pv

#GVN #WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
GVN congratulates Dr. Suleiman Idris Ahmad (#Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition, Nigeria) on his grant to expand post-mortem surveillance in Sokoto State using PCR, rapid tests, and metagenomic sequencing to uncover infectious causes of death.

Read: https://ow.ly/m3Nt50XuICq

#GVN #GlobalHealth
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congrats to Dr. Jorge Osorio (@@uwmadison.bsky.social) and the One Health Consortium (Colombia), awarded a GVN grant to develop a rapid field test to differentiate dengue serotypes using LAMP and IntelliSense tech.

Read: https://ow.ly/ZGfw50XuHVI

#GVN #Diagnostics #PandemicPreparedness
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GVN congratulates Dr. Caitlin Cotter (UTMB Health, USA) on her grant to build a One Health surveillance system for Lassa fever in Nigeria using bioaerosol environmental sampling to strengthen early detection.

Read: https://ow.ly/vh9R50XuHS5

#GVN #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#GVN Statement: First confirmed Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia. Prof. Salim S. Abdool Karim (#CAPRISA & #AfricaCDC): The detection is "a stark reminder of how quickly viral threats can emerge.”

Read: https://ow.ly/L1Lw50XyfcY

📸 UTMB Health

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | #UVRI
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📢 In 1 week: 12/3/25 • 10:30 AM ET — Sten Vermund, MD, PhD (USF College of Public Health) presents “Discovery to Practice Translation: Public Health Implementation of Viral Discovery”

Free & open to the public. CME credits available.

Register: https://ow.ly/9zUa50XuUHI

#GVN #PublicHealth #Virus
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ana Da Silva Filipe (University of Glasgow, UK), awarded a GVN grant to profile tick-borne viruses in Kenyan pastoralist communities using NGS + serology. Strengthening surveillance in high-risk regions.

Read: https://ow.ly/K8L150XuHLW

#GVN #PandemicPreparedness
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Registration is open for International Science Innovation Week 2026 ,including #GVN's Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?”

Join global leaders driving progress in virology.

Register: https://ow.ly/aQ2h50XowFr
Learn: https://ow.ly/QIv950XowFs

#ISIW2026
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
GVN congratulates Dr. Ann Kathrin Dietzsch (Robert Koch-Institut, Germany), awarded a grant for virus discovery in elephants and mosquitoes in Sri Lanka—advancing understanding of zoonotic spillover risks.

Read: https://ow.ly/Kt0g50XuHIx

#GVN #GlobalHealth #VirusDiscovery
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GVN is pleased to support Dr. Moussa Sarr (#IRESEFF, Senegal) with a grant to deploy decentralized diagnostics and an AI-driven surveillance system to combat recurring dengue epidemics. Strengthening early detection + real-time monitoring.

Read: https://ow.ly/AYf350XuHG0

#GVN #PandemicPreparedness
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM