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Virology Africa 2024: a short report

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Virology Africa 2024—with the tagline “Shaping the Future of African Virology”—was organised by joint chairs Emeritus Professor Ed Rybicki (University of Cape Town; UCT), Emerita Professor Anna-Lise Williamson (UCT), and Professor Marietjie Venter (University of the Witwatersrand). The conference was held from April 15 to 18, 2024, at the Protea Hotel in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and was attended by 236 delegates—the highest number of attendees at these conferences in 25 years. The event opened with a plenary lecture by Professor Linda-Gail Bekker from Cape Town, a former President of the International AIDS Society, titled “Quo Vadis? The second chapter of the HIV response”, for which she received a standing ovation.
Language: English
Subfield: Virology
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $7,280
OpenAlex ID: W4408194786
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