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"It's an outbreak that will spread very rapidly, all the more so because it has broken out in a densely populated province," virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe told AFP.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Seema Lakdawala, a virologist at Atlanta-based Emory University, adds another caveat: this simulation model "assumes a very efficient transmission of influenza viruses".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

In a statement, Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum said Baltimore’s “contributions as a virologist, discerning fundamental mechanisms and applying those insights to immunology, to cancer, to AIDS, have transformed biology and medicine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

“We are in a terrible situation and going into a worse situation,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

“I understand. I want to be a scientist, maybe even a virologist, so I’ve read a lot about germs and viruses. I’m a bit of a germophobe myself.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy