Dr Gabriela Khoury

Lyssavirus is rare, but deadly. What should you do if a bat bites you? A man in NSW has died after being infected with bat lyssavirus. Here’s what to know about this infection.

Don't try to handle a bat that flies into your house. Turn lights down, open windows & it may exit. Otherwise, google the call number to get help from a licensed, vaccinated bat handler. Lyssavirus is rare, but deadly. What should you do if a bat bites you? theconversation.com/lyssavirus-i...

Varicella zoster virus reactivation episodes and vaccination uptake in Spleen Australia registrants The Australian National Immunisation Program recently made the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV), Shingrix, available to First Nations people (Aborigin…

Excited to share our 1st paper from our collaboration with @ianjohnwoolley.bsky.social & Spleen Australia is published! We describe predictors of VZV& shingles vaccine uptake in asplenia. Also a good reminder to all eligible adults to get their shingles vaccine! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Proud supervisor moment this afternoon! Our honours student, Maddison, did a great job presenting their project on post-acute infection syndromes. There was heaps of interest and Maddison fielded many questions. 👏 Watch this space for updates on this exciting project! 🧪🥼🧫

Ping @theviin.bsky.social

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Are you a spectral flow cytometry guru? Join my team @burnetinstitute.bsky.social in Melbourne, where you will contribute to vaccine immunological response studies in immunocompromised and vulnerable people.
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I met Plum Stone @plumskyjam.bsky.social the founder of @saferairproject.bsky.social in Canberra last year. Plum is a passionate advocate for clean indoor air for all and lives with #LongCovid. Tune into @emergeaustralia.bsky.social podcast where she talks with CEO, Anne Wilson.

A picture of a grey and teal ribbon with the word long COVID typed in white on the grey part. The title of the image says "Long COVID Awareness Day" and is dated 15 March 2025 which is today.

It is #LongCOVID Awareness Day. At least 10% of people will experience symptoms for many months, even years after COVID. These can be debilitating & impact everyday things we all take for granted. We hear you! Our lab is studying the causes behind LC. We hope to find better diagnostics & treatments.

Congratulations!

Go team Burnet! 👏 It is amazing to think that a Hep C vaccine could be on the horizon. Great work by Dr Joey McGregor, Prof Heidi Drummer, Dr Andy Poumbourios the team. #lorneiandi @burnetinstitute.bsky.social

Check our piece on Long COVID in the @aunz.theconversation.com.
With @brendancrabb.bsky.social @mjlscoullar.bsky.social
#LongCOVID #SARSCoV2

Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS‐CoV‐2 as a driver of post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 Click on the article title to read more.

📚 For those of you out there interested in the role of SARS-COV-2 reservoirs and persistence in Long COVID. Check out our earlier perspective in @mja.com.au it came out late 2024 but certainly relevant today! #LongCOVID
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Cutting-edge Recommendations Provide Treatment Path for Millions of Long COVID Patients - PolyBio Research Foundation In a new report, global experts outline key considerations to address persistent SARS-CoV-2; provide a roadmap to test critical new long...

1/ Cutting-edge Recommendations Provide Treatment Path for Millions of Long COVID Patients

In a new report, global experts outline key considerations to address persistent SARS-CoV-2; provide a
roadmap to test critical new long COVID therapies

polybio.org/cutting-edge...

Long-COVID incidence proportion in adults and children between 2020 and 2024 Incidence estimates of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, also known as long-COVID, have varied across studies and changed over time.

Long-COVID incidence proportion in adults and children between 2020 and 2024

✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky

A photo of coastline called the great Ocean road in Victoria Australia. The water is blue and torquise. The waves crash on to rocky alcove and sandy beach. The conference is hosted at one of the local towns.

🐳 Join us in sunny Lorne, Australia next month, 19-21 Feb, for the @theviin.bsky.social Infection and Immunity Conference. 🪼 Absolutely great line-up this year! In person (sea-side🐚) and virtual registration options available too. Don't miss out- www.lorneinfectionimmunity.org/registration

We found most KTx had impaired serological responses. Predictors of poor responses included higher mycophenolate dose and low B cell counts and in dialysis elevated monocyte counts. This work is a collaboration with Bill Mulley and colleagues at Monash Health. 2/2

<em>Clinical & Translational Immunology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library In this study, we found that serological responses to COVID-19 vaccines in kidney transplant recipients lag behind people receiving dialysis by approximately one dose. Predictors of poor responses we...

Our other focus is studying vaccine responses in vulnerable people. In July we published our first study on serological responses & clinical outcomes of 3‐dose #COVID19 vaccine schedule in kidney #transplant recipients & people on #dialysis. doi.org/10.1002/cti2... More on these groups in 2025! 1/2

Very beneficial discussions during #AVS12 panel on Indigenous virology including how the Nagoya Protocol relates to our work - lots to learn but here is some basic information specific to Australia: www.dcceew.gov.au/science-rese...

What can researchers do right away? To start, non-indigenous people can up-skill with cultural sensitivity training to ensure we can create cultural safe workplaces for First Nations people. If your institution doesn't offer this campaign for access to this training #AVS12

Very interesting to understand the different perspectives on naming viruses isolated from country and also the data governance framework considerations when taking samples from the environment too. Looking forward to hearing more from a larger discussion from Alison Imrie. #AVS12

Both Natalie Netzlar and Trevor Lithgow emphasised that when working on country it is so important that community is involved from the start e.g. co-design and not just as 'sign off'. As Natalie nicely highlights it makes a huge difference to coming across as working 'on' vs 'with'.

Next up at #AVS12 is the Indigenous Virology session. Looking forward to hearing from the panel members - Natalie Netzlar, Allison Imrie, Trevor Lithgow &
Lloyd Dolan. To get insights on how AVS and research in general can improve representation of first nations people in the field of Virology.

Awesome thanks for creating such a valuable resource!

Such a great talk from Chantal Abergel @cnrs.bsky.social Viruses infecting other viruses! I wasn't expecting that. Wild! #AVS12

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Did you know there are viruses big enough to have their own viruses? Chantel Abergel went back to the land of dinosaurs in the permafrost to discover many weird and wonderful giant viruses 🤯 #AVS12 #virology @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

Using oncolytic viruses to fight transmissible facial tumours in Tassie Devils is such a cool approach!💥 Anjali Gowripalam's research has focused on selecting the right vector to 'vaccinate' devils. Does using poxvirus vector system mean life long Immunity? Watch this space! #AVS12

Really enjoyed this #AVS12 talk by Branka Grubor-Bauk. Looking forward to seeing more on the development of this vaccine against ZIKV which has such devastating effects.

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

We are lucky that the Rob Webster oration this year is Chantal Abergel who has travelled from the CNRS-AMU, Marseille where she is the director of Information Génomique et Structurale. Chantal is presenting 20 years of research on giant viruses. #AVS12

How awesome were those animations! Very crafty.