On 29-31 Oct. 2014, the 6^th International Symposium on Emerging Viral Diseases Control was held by WIV. More than 100 experts from America, Britain, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China attended the symposium.

On the opening ceremony, Prof. Xinwen Chen, the Director General of WIV, delivered the opening address, in which he pointed out that as a qualified academic exchange activity, this symposium, which focuses on the cutting-edge issues of emerging viral diseases, will put forward new ideas for the research on emerging viral diseases control. The symposium is divided into four academic sessions, including Emerging Viruses and Viral Epidemiology, Antiviral and Vaccine, Emerging Viruses and Viral Therapeutic, Viral Replication. 28 experts delivered speeches in the symposium.

Up to now, 6 international Symposium on Emerging Viral Diseases Control have been held, all of which provides face-to face communication opportunities for experts and scholars in the field of emerging viral diseases at home and abroad and facilitates the development of emerging viral diseases control.