● Scientific Programm

Welcome Letter

Dear Colleagues,

  On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is with great honour that we announce the organization of the 4th International Society of Food and Environmental Virology Conference, which will take place in Corfu Island, Greece (The Ionian Academy) from September 2nd to 5th 2014.
  It is the first time that this international scientific event will be organized in Corfu, gathering esteemed scientists and professionals in the field of Food and Environmental Virology. An excellent scientific grogram is being developed and our efforts will focus on providing the audience with the most recent scientific developments on the field.
  The 4th Food and Environmental Virology Conference will focus on environmental, food and health impacts of viruses. The Conference topics will specifically focus on Virus taxonomy, Microbial Source Tracking, Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment, Methodology, Virus stability & inactivation, Epidemiology, Climate change, New Disinfection technologies for viruses. Participants in the 4th ISFEV Conference could be invited to send full articles for publication in a special issue of the Food and Environmental Virology Journal.

We look forward to welcoming you in Corfu.
With my warmest regards,

Apostolos Vantarakis

Vice Chair of ISFEV
Assoc. Professor of Environmental Microbiology Unit
Department of Public Health
Medical School, University of Patras, Greece