Project description:Avian influenza in the North Atlantic and characterization of newly introduced highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses from North America
Project description:Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) in South and Central America have highlighted significant neurological side effects. Concurrence with the inflammatory neuropathy Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is observed in 1:4000 ZIKV cases. Whether the neurological symptoms of ZIKV infection are a consequence of autoimmunity or direct neurotoxicity is unclear.