Lunch lecture from NITO BFI Immunology on mosquito-borne infection in Europe

Lunch lecture from NITO BFI Immunology on mosquito-borne infection in Europe

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Mosquitoes that spread tropical viruses have invaded new areas in Europe, and in an increasingly warmer climate, the various viruses are getting better conditions.

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Lunch lecture from NITO BFI Immunology on mosquito-borne infection in Europe

 

In this lunch lecture, you will hear about the prevalence of various tropical viruses such as West Nile, dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Europe. This can affect blood donors who have been travelling and need to be handled by the blood bank.

Practical information

The lunch lecture will be held on Teams. There will be an opportunity to ask questions in the meeting chat. The lecture will be recorded and sent out to registered participants afterwards.

About the speaker

Katharina Raknes

Biomedical Laboratory Technician, Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål 

 

Mari Tjernsmo Melby

Advisor

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Mari Tjernsmo Melby