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Emerging viral infections

Epidemiology
Host-pathogen interactions
Viral evolution
Zoonotic pathogens

Join this course to tackle the grand challenges of emerging viral infections through a comprehensive One-Health approach. 

Explore the connections between human health, animal health, and ecosystems in the context of globalised health threats like influenza, SARS, MERS, Ebola, and Zika. Gain insights into strategies for containing viral epidemics while addressing the interdependence of health across species and environments.

  • 14 July — 18 July 2025

  • HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, University of Hong Kong

  • HK$3,500 (Includes accommodation)

  • Apply by 28 March 2025

What you'll study

  • Basic pathogen properties and infection life cycle
  • Common principles to understand the emergence of current and future viral threats
  • Modes of transmission
  • Epidemiology of emerging viruses
  • Infection and immune response dynamics
  • Development of countermeasures
  • Sociological and anthropological aspects of infectious outbreaks
  • Novel paradigms of research applications and public health policies

Who is the course for

Postgraduate students and early career researchers

If you have any enquiries about the course, please contact Anne Li by email at .

Course directors

Leo Poon
Leo Poon

Chair Professor, School of Public Health, HKU

Roberto Bruzzone
Roberto Bruzzone

Professor, Pasteur Research Pole, School of Public Health, HKU and Institut Pasteur, France

Malik Peiris
Malik Peiris

Chair Professor, Honorary Co-Director, School of Public Health, HKU

Christian Drosten
Christian Drosten

Professor and Director, Institute of Virology, Charite – Universitaetsmedizin

Noёl Tordo
Noёl Tordo

Director, Institut Pasteur de Guinee

Chris Mok
Chris Mok

Assistant Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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