Richard Webby
Dr. Richard Webby is a prominent researcher and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals. He specializes in understanding the ecology and transmission dynamics of influenza viruses, particularly avian influenza, and has contributed significantly to the knowledge of how these viruses spread among animal populations and potentially to humans.
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Richard Webby, an influenza expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discussed the current strain of bird flu.
Morning Update: Should we panic about bird flu?
Canada· 2025-02-20
Dr. Richard Webby at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been studying avian influenza viruses since they first started popping up in people nearly three decades ago.
Avian flu ‘would dwarf the COVID pandemic in terms of impact,’ researcher saysCanada· 2025-02-20Dr. Richard Webby directs the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals.
Bird flu: The wind may be partly to blame for spread between farms, a new study suggests
United States· 2025-02-18
