Interview: “Veterinary virology is ahead in tackling viruses”

The approach to viruses in animal husbandry is better than the approach in human medicine. Human virology can learn a lot from that, says veterinary virologist Prof Hans Nauwynck. Covid-19 has put the spotlight on virology. One virus expert after another appears on television programmes, almost all of them authorities in the field of human viruses. The experience gained in tackling viruses in livestock and pets is hardly discussed, even though there is a lot to be gained here, says scientist Pr