Filoviruses: Current Status of Research into Pathophysiology and Potential Uses of Animal Models

NIH Campus
Natcher Conference Center
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland
September 11-12, 2007

Introduction

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS, held a public workshop entitled "Filoviruses: Current Status of Research into Pathophysiology and Potential Uses of Animal Models". The purpose of the public workshop was to discuss the current state of understanding of filovirus infections, knowledge gaps and research needs, the current status of research exploring animal models, and the potential role of model development in approaches to investigation of therapeutic or vaccine strategies directed towards filoviruses.

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