EPI-WIN webinar: Influenza – avian influenza H5: its evolution and associated risk

29 March 2023 12:00 – 13:00 CET

As part of the WHO EPI-WIN webinar series on influenza, this webinar will focus on the H5 avian influenza, how it evolves, and the risk associated with it for humans, including H5N1.

Dr Richard Webby's presentation

Speakers:

  • Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention (EPP), WHO
  • Dr Ron A.M. Fouchier, Professor Molecular Virology, Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • Dr Richard Webby, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA

Moderation:

  • Dr Wenqing Zhang, Unit Head, Global Influenza Programme, WHO

Presentations:

Dr Ron A.M. Fouchier (Download PDF)

Dr Richard Webby (Download PDF)

Q&A:

Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to epi-win@who.int.