Beth Purse

The new research was led by Dr @richardhassall.bsky.social from UKCEH and colleagues from UKCEH, @ukhsa.bsky.social, the @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @uofglasgow.bsky.social

More about TickSolve: ticksolve.ceh.ac.uk

@bethpurse.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to share our new review paper with the world.

Overwintering of Usutu virus in mosquitoes, The Netherlands - One Health PACT This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Counc...

another cool piece of work from our consortium www.onehealthpact.org/news/overwin...

Identifying hotspots and risk factors for tick-borne encephalitis virus emergence at its range margins to guide interventions, Great Britain Background Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is expanding its range in Europe, with increasing human cases reported. Since the first detection of TBEV in ticks in the United Kingdom in 2019, one po...

Our new paper combines wildlife surveillance data and spatial risk modelling to map suitability for TBEV in GB. We identified key drivers linked to TBEV exposure in deer and produced risk maps, which can guide future surveillance and interventions. www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

Great team effort and collaboration from @ukri.org funded MonkeyFeverRisk and IndiaZooRisk projects @ukceh.bsky.social @abivanak.bsky.social

Radar versus optical: The impact of cloud cover when mapping seasonal surface water for health applications in monsoon-affected India Surface water plays a vital role in the spread of infectious diseases. Information on the spatial and temporal dynamics of surface water availability is thus critical to understanding, monitoring and ...

Interested in quantifying how surface water might affect water-borne and water-related infectious diseases in degraded tropical agro-forest landscapes? Optical remote sensing can miss small monsoon water-bodies where animal hosts, people and vectors hang out.... doi.org/10.1371/jour...

EFSA methodology for assessing candidate priority pests under EU Regulation 2016/2031 In 2022, EFSA was mandated by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (M-2022-00070) to provide technical assistance on the list of Union quarantine pests qualifying ...

Here is an update to the method for ranking priority plant pests in the EC that accounts for ecosystem service impacts of the hosts that pests affect. Inspiring leadership by the EFSA/JRC team for overcoming the complex issues! doi.org/10.2903/sp.e...

Amazing team effort from the GCRF IndiaZooRisk and MonkeyFeverRisk teams @diseaseecology.bsky.social @abivanak.bsky.social @ukri.org @ukceh.bsky.social

First evidence of transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus in Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in the wild - Parasites & Vectors Background Kyasanur forest disease virus (KFDV) is a tick-borne flavivirus causing debilitating and potentially fatal disease in people in the Western Ghats region of India. The transmission cycle is ...

First field evidence that Kyasanur Forest Disease Virus can be transmitted from adult females to their eggs in both Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in India. Read more here: doi.org/10.1186/s130...

As we approach the thrilling conclusion of #IPBES11, it's wonderful to see our groundbreaking #InvasiveAlienSpecies presented at #BES by one of our amazing chairs @UKLadybirds.bsky.social! 🎉 This showcases the great work under @ipbes.bsky.social's work program.

New study on dengue importation dynamics in Africa combining passenger flight, suitability, and seasonal transmission dynamics.

Led by Jenicca Poongavanan and Houriiyah Tegally.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧐 Looking for a #job? Kimberly Fornace at National University of #Singapore 🇸🇬 (NUS) is #hiring a #postdoc for interdisciplinary research project on #surveillance for zoonotic and #vector-borne diseases 🦟 in changing environments (SENSOR Project).
More info: careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Research...

📢 This is my first post! 🧪

We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges.

Duration ~ 18 months
Start ~ spring 2025

Please share & if interested find more info here:
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Beware of hitchhiking ticks? Clarifying the variable roles of bird species in tick movement along migratory routes Ticks are blood-feeding parasites which act as major vectors for various pathogenic microorganisms affecting both animal and human health. Hard ticks are known to move passively (i.e. ‘hitchhike') on...

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Dom Brass talking about our tick model from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social. @bethpurse.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

Predicting the spatio‐temporal dynamics of biological invasions: Have rapid responses in Europe limited the spread of the yellow‐legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax)? By predicting the extent of a biological invasion in the absence of timely interventions and comparing this to the current distribution of the yellow-legged hornet, we found that management measures ....

Spread models trained on already invaded areas help understand whether abatement is preventing establishment at invasive species range fronts. Paper led by Richard Hassall on asian hornets in the UK. @ukceh.bsky.social @richardhassall.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@cmillins.bsky.social talking about our OPTICK project fieldwork at @ukvbd.bsky.social. @bethpurse.bsky.social

Research Associate: Mathematical biologist/ecologist to develop the ‘Digital Microbiome’ for mic... The Pawar Lab at the Silwood Park Campus of Imperial College London is seeking a mathematical / theoretical ecologist to lead the development of the Digital Microbiome towards optimising microbiomes t...

Not to be missed! New postdoc opportunity in our Dpt. to work with Samraat Pawar at the interface of Microbial community / Microbiome dynamics &  engineering and Physics of living / complex systems:

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descrip...

Novel statistical models accounting for misidentification in ecological data

🚨 PhD opportunity with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social! Passionate about stats & conservation? Help tackle biodiversity loss by advancing statistical models! Develop methods to address data challenges like misidentification, leading to improved ecological insights and tools.

### NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ###

Global Joint Synthesis Call

"𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲"

Funding of:

➡️ Working groups
➡️ Postdocs
@several synthesis centres/initiatives🔥❤️😍

PLEASE SPREAD WIDELY! THX!

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Read about the factors affecting cross-sectoral collaboration in zoonotic disease management in India in our new paper, by Dr Festus Asaaga and the IndiaZooRisk and IndiaZooSystems teams rdcu.be/d2akp @ukceh.bsky.social @ukri.org

great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling





@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social

International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec

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