About the Webinar
Nearly a decade after the last major outbreak, the threat of Bundibugyo virus disease (BDBV), a rare but severe viral hemorrhagic fever, remains persistent at the nexus of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Join the World Society for Virology for a rare open-access session with one of the world's foremost authorities on high-consequence pathogens.
Prof. Janusz T. Paweska
A titan in Global Health Security, Prof. Paweska brings decades of frontline experience:
• In response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, he successfully established and led the operation of the South African Ebola mobile laboratory in Sierra Leone in 2014–2015
• Former Head: Centre for Emerging Zoonotic & Parasitic Diseases (NICD-NHLS)
• Former Head: WHO Regional Collaborating Centre for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
• Former Deputy Director: SACIDS (Southern Centre for Infectious Diseases Surveillance)
• Regional Director: Global Viral Network
• Lead: South African Global Health Security Agenda (Zoonotic Diseases)
Organized by: The World Society for Virology (WSV)
📅 Date: 26 May 2026
🕒 Time: [17:00 GMT]
💰 Cost: Free
Join it PRESS HERE
Meeting ID: 346 857 037 772 33
Passcode: 2qs2Tj3M
