What is studying at CZU Prague like from an international student’s perspective? What surprised students during their stay in Prague, and how does life in the Czech Republic compare with their home countries?

What potential lies in tropical plants traditionally used in local medicine and nutrition? This was one of the questions explored by Dr. Marketa Houdkova from the Laboratory of Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology (LEE) at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, during a research visit to the Pacific island nation of Samoa. The mobility was carried out within the Erasmus+ KA171 programme, with the main aim of strengthening cooperation with local scientific institutions and exploring new opportunities for joint research.

French authorities have reported the first documented human infection with Shamonda virus. The patient, who had a severely weakened immune system, died in early October. However, according to virologist Assoc. Prof. Jiří Černý from the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU Prague), current evidence does not suggest that the virus poses a significant risk to the general public. Its potential impact on livestock, particularly cattle, is a greater concern.