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Q46
(IAS/2007)
Science & Technology › Biotechnology & Health › Human infectious diseases
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Robert Webster is associated with work on which one of the following?
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Robert G. Webster is a virologist best known for his pioneering work on influenza, in particular avian (bird) influenza and its role in generating pandemic strains. He has been described as an avian influenza authority and has held the Rose Marie Thomas Chair in Virology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, directing WHO-related influenza ecology work in animals and birds [1]. Webster’s career-long research on H5N1 and other influenza A viruses, and his role in preparing for influenza pandemics, is documented in reviews and workshop summaries that cite his investigations into the ecology, evolution, and cross-species transmission of influenza viruses [2].
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- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Webster_(virologist)
- [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK52789/
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