The BVDZero Award 2016 reflected all the effort we have to put into the disease, and has become an event in celebration of the steps we are taking towards a complete eradication of the disease. Out of 45 cases that were submited from 7 countries and carefully reviewed by thge Award Committee, the top 3 cases were rewarded on the event day. On 29th November, journalists from different European countries attended the BVDZero Award 2016 event held in Frankfurt. The purpose of this event was to provide a global perspective of the disease.
The winning cases are
- Igor Ajuriaquera
- Katherine Lumb
- Angela Damaso
- Iris Kolkman
- Margarita Garcia Lineira
- Margarita Garcia Lineira
- Ali Haggerty
- Judith Badelon
- Timothy Ferry
- Sophie Cercelet
- Treenie Bowser
- Sofia Vazquez
- Joan Pineda Bosh
- Martin Steffl
- Joris Somers
- Dr. Jean-Philippe Gartioux
- Sergio Ruiz Cordero
Topics and presenters included:
- Prevalence of Type 2 in Main European Countries - Prof Volker Moennig and Lucy Metcalfe
- Bovela New Study on Dynamic of Immunity - Jim Roth
- Presentations by BVDZero Award Top 3 Winnings Cases