OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
The 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus outbreak had devastating effects on the local region. However, the large number of Ebola virus disease cases has allowed researchers to assess; the efficacy of novel vaccines, characteristics of naturally acquired immunity and the existence of sub-symptomatic infections. Additionally, as it was the most extensively sequenced outbreak in history it has provided opportunities to assess virus mutation patterns and develop tools to support molecular epidemiology. The seminar will include an overview of a unique longitudinal analysis of two cohorts of survivors in Guinea and compare naturally acquired and vaccine induced immunity. Aspects of the utility of real-time field sequencing of EBOV in an outbreak setting will also be described.
