Veasna Duong

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Veasna Duong, MD, PhD, works at the Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge since 2005. Currently, he is Head of Virology Unit since August 2020. His unit conducts three mains research programs on: 1. Arboviruses, 2. Respiratory viruses, and 3. Zoonotic viruses and other emerging viruses. His main research work focuses on arboviruses and zoonotic viruses. In arboviruses, he involves in both research and surveillance activities. He has particular interest in conducting research on emerging zoonotic viruses including Coronavirus, Nipah virus, Arenavirus, and Hantavirus and in detection of new viruses circulating in wildlife at the interface with human.