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Global Virus Network Explained
The Global Virus Network or GVN, has grown to be a demanding and fundamental defense against any and all diseases of viral nature. The GVN is a collection of the worlds top virologists (those who work in the section of scientific research that focuses on viruses), from over 20 countries across the globe. GVN is a non-profit organization, that has significant power due to its ability to span globally, its extensive knowledge of the scientific field, and through it unbudging commitment to its mission.

Funding
- All scientists and research under the GVN is supported through different continuous small grants. The GVN works side by side with governments as well as with research companies found worldwide, in order to insure that money for both training for virologists and research money are kept high enough to meet the demands of global health.

History and Centers
The GVN was founded collectively by William Hall (MD, PHD), Robert Gallo (MD), and the late Reinhard Kurth (MD) in 2011.

The GVN is the only Institute of its nature, and has 34 centers of excellence spread globally across 17 nations. Each center for the GVN has a medical virologist as its director, is willing to commit to GVN's mission, and the centers are effectively showing expertise in no fewer than two viral areas of science.

Centers
- Locations in the Middle East: Israel: Tel Aviv University

- Locations in Southern and Eastern Africa: South Africa, and Uganda.

- Locations in Europe and Eurasia: Ireland - University College Dublin

Germany: Robert Koch Institute Berlin; Technical University of Munich; Philipp University Marburg

Belgium: Northern Europe Consortium, Gembloux Agro-Biotech

Italy: Italian Consortium – University of Verona

Sweden: Scandinavian-Baltic Consortium, Karolinska Institute

UK: MRC-University of Glasgow, Scotland; The Pirbright Institute, Surrey

Spain: Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO), Madrid; Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), Barcelona

Russia: Moscow Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

Netherlands

Scotland

France

- Locations in East Asia: China: Chinese Consortium – Chinese Centers for Disease Control

- Locations in North and South America: U.S: Maryland : Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; J.

Craig Venter Institute, Rockville

New York : Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai; University of Rochester Medical Center; University of Buffalo

California : University of California San Francisco; Scripps Research Institute

Colorado : Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Michigan : University of Michigan

Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Texas : UTMB Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Galveston National Laboratory

Argentina: IBBM – National University of La Plata.

Mission
GVN's main mission is to tackle current broad viral threats as they develop, and to strengthen current research of viruses that cause human disease. By doing so they prepare themselves as well as the world for any and all viral hazards. Their mission is outlined by 3 steps that they take to achieve it. They are as follows: 1. International collective research, 2. On going raining of up coming generations of medical virologists (public education), and 3. Advocacy.

International Collective research:
- With the use of small grants provided to the GVN, they are capable of providing training fellowships. that ensures that current virologists are where they need to be to address any viral                    challenges.

Public Education:
- GVN is a source of credible information about viruses, vaccines, and breakthroughs in both fields. They spread information through digital, and public speaking platforms.

Advocacy:
- Ensuring that funding is kept up and that they are able to provide up to ate information through partnerships with different governments and agencies spread-out throughout the world.

GVN against the chikungunya virus (CHIKV):
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