EToH Seminar Series: Pox Viruses, Rift Valley Fever virus, and SARS-CoVs, case stories of zoonotic infections
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On Wednesday, March 8, David J. Kelvin (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology) will be giving a talk entitled 鈥淧ox Viruses, Rift Valley Fever virus, and SARS-CoVs, case stories of zoonotic infections鈥� as part of the Emerging Topics of Health (EToH) Seminar series, cohosted by the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Physiology and Human Genetics, the Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI), the McGill University Research Centre on Complex Traits (MRCCT) and M[i]4. If you are interested in meeting with Dr Kelvin one-on-one, send me an email @ marianne.provost [at] mcgill.ca.
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Grad students
Sign up to have lunch with our guest speaker! There will be a lunch with Dr. Kelvin for graduate students and postdocs. If you would like to have lunch with our guest speaker, please fill out this . The lunch will be held from 12h to 1h in room #530 (Bellini).
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Note
There will be a 5脿7 after the talk at Brass Doors Pub (2171 Crescent Street) and anyone (students, postdocs, and faculty) are welcome to join!
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Abstract
Often we think of human-to-human spread of infectious disease as a human problem, but the origin of many human epidemics and pandemics have their beginnings in animal sources. Here I would like to present my experiences with a few of the viral diseases I have worked with over the years with emphasis of animal origins. With research teams in Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean, my field work in urban and rural areas shows that the evolving nature of epidemics are a complex mixture of virus, culture, attitudes, government involvement and hygiene. With careful planning I believe we will be able to control pandemics in the next millennium.
