Huseyin Yilmaz
University of Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
Huseyin Yilmaz has graduated from the Veterinary Faculty of University Istanbul and PhD in Immunology from the Veterinary School at University of Bristol. He later joined Department of Microbiology of Istanbul Veterinary Faculty and established the Department of Virology in the Veterinary Faculty of Istanbul. As a Principal Investigator, he has led many research projects and established research infrastructure to improve detection, epidemiology and prevention of major viral diseases and emerging viral infections affecting animals and public health. He has also established national and international collaboration with Turkish and European Union institutions through COST actions and bilateral research link between The Pirbright Institute and Department of Virology has been funded by the British Council concerning the viral livestock diseases related to food security. His recent research work is on detection and prevention of transboundary emerging infections like LSD.
Abstract
Abstract : Emerging vector borne viral infections in animals and humans in Turkey