Human Virology in Latin America

Juan E. Ludert, Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathology, Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados del PIN (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico Flor H. Pujol, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC C ), Caracas, Venezuela Juan Arbiza, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay

1. Viral epidemics in Latin America from the 16^th to the 19^th centuries and the early days of virology in the region.2. Rotavirus Biology.3. Calicivirus biology.4. Astroviruses Biology.5. Molecular Epidemiology of Human Rotaviruses In Latin America.6. Environmental Virology.7. Hepatitis A and E in South America:  new challenges towards prevention and control.8. Dengue Virus And Other Flaviviruses (Zika): Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology And Vaccine Development.9. Alphaviruses in Latin America and the introduction of Chikungunya virus.10. Arenaviruses and hemorrhagic fevers: from virus discovery to molecular biology, therapeutics and prevention in Latin America.11. Hantavirus: general features and present situation in Latin America.12. Human Respiratory Syncytial Vírus: biology, epidemiology and control.13. Influenza Viruses, Biology, Epidemiology And Control.14. Adenoviruses: biology and epidemiology.15. Measles and Rubella in the Americas: the path to elimination.16. Hepatitis B viruses.17. Molecular evolution of Hepatitis C Virus: from epidemiology to antiviral therapy - Current research in Latin America.- 18. Hepatitis D Virus.19. HIV epidemiology in Latin America.20. Human papillomavirus research in Latin America.21. Rotavirus vaccines:  A review of the work, progress and contributions made in Latin America.22. Progress For Antiviral Development In Latin America.