Public engagement events
Bluetongue virus update – 5 August
This event forms part of a series of webinars that we are running to share timely and accurate information on bluetongue virus to help you understand what the latest updates mean for the UK.
This event forms part of a series of webinars that we are running to share timely and accurate information on bluetongue virus to help you understand what the latest updates mean for the UK.
Our virologists in the news
Daily Mail 6 May 2026
Dr Toshana Foster, Associate Professor in Molecular Virology, University of Nottingham, said symptoms are 'often mistaken for the flu initially'.
She added: 'In milder cases of HFRS*, infected people may notice reduced urine output and back pain due kidney injury. These symptoms can then progress, in the worst cases to chest tightness, shortness of breath, dry cough and respiratory failure.'
*Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
Dr Toshana Foster, Associate Professor in Molecular Virology, University of Nottingham, said symptoms are 'often mistaken for the flu initially'.
She added: 'In milder cases of HFRS*, infected people may notice reduced urine output and back pain due kidney injury. These symptoms can then progress, in the worst cases to chest tightness, shortness of breath, dry cough and respiratory failure.'
*Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
Meetings and Conferences
Upcoming meetings
Past meetings
3rd UK Hepatitis B Virus meeting
22-23 September 2025, at Milton Hill House, Oxfordshire
Bridging Virology across the Midlands
28 January 2025, University of Nottingham
28 January 2025, University of Nottingham
30th International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses, and Related Viruses
25-28 September 2024, University of Oxford
Pseudotyping: your flexible friends
19-20 September 2024, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
18-19 December 2023, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire
UK Pseudotyped Viruses Meeting
12 July 2023, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire