Emerging infectious diseases : From reaction to prevention - is it possible? : Prof. Marion Koopmans gives 11th Loeffler Lecture in Greifswald

Insel Riems, 27. Juni 2023. New infectious agents, especially those originally from animals, are great challenges to science and politics. This was made very clear once again by the COVID-19 pandemic that has just been overcome. But is there any chance at all of getting "ahead of the wave" in the case of emerging infectious diseases and preventing an epidemic from growing into a pandemic? This question has occupied Prof. Marion Koopmans for years. In this year's Loeffler Lecture, she will shed light on opportunities and needs to detect and contain new infectious diseases at an early stage