Seminar Series Plant Sciences Wageningen UR

Date: Tuesday May 21th, 2013
Time: 15.30 - 17.00 h
Venue: Wageningen University Campus, Radix Building, Building 107, Room W01, ground floor Radix-West, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen.
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Theme to be discussed: 'Viruses transmitted by mosquitos'

Pathogenic, mosquito-borne viruses like West Nile, chikungunya and dengue pose a worldwide threat to human health. Detailed understanding how these viruses enter host cells, productively replicate in their mosquito vectors and infect humans is important to develop novel intervention strategies to control virus transmission and disease.