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Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) has been confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire.

Though I didn't have sheep on my #H5N1 #birdflu bingo card, by this point nothing should surprise me or us about this tricky, tricky virus.
The UK has found an infected sheep. Where there's one, there certainly could be more. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Bat-infecting merbecovirus HKU5-CoV lineage 2 can use human ACE2 as a cell entry receptor Merbecoviruses comprise four viral species with remarkable genetic diversity: MERS-related coronavirus, Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4, Pipistrellu…

Characterisation of a novel merbecovirus lineage, HKU5-CoV-2, shows it can not only utilise hACE2 but do so more efficiently than it's predecessors.

The viral landscape is always evolving! That's why it's so vital for 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 country to stay engaged with infectious disease research.

Two Faculty positions (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark. Molecular Medicine and/or Molecular Biology - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Molecular Biology and Genetics, Dept. of, Aarhus University

Great opportunity!

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The sass is palpable 💅

#USDA confirmed 5 more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds today, bringing the state's total to 744 herds. CA's Dept of Food & Ag says 280 of those herds have recovered/cleared quarantine. The cumulative national total is 967 herds in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

What a nice surprise to see @socialinfluenza.bsky.social on Sky News this morning talking about the recent H5N1 human case in the UK. Very well laid out and communicated Ed 🙌

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Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow

Never a dull day working in the field of infectious disease! 🙃

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Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.

What was a suspected outbreak of #marburg in Tanzania has now been confirmed by laboratory diagnostic testing. We saw #Rwanda respond promptly and crush its own outbreak just weeks ago. I'm rooting for responders in Tanzania to do the same.
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Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.

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#Idsky #Virosky

No, thank you!
I think I've done these every year since like 2019 now? 🎄

Will definitely give this one a go.

Virus Snowflakes — CVR Engagement

Spreading infective festive cheer by making sure everyone knows about @socialinfluenza.bsky.social Ed Hutchinson's wonderful virus snowflakes ❄️

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#IDSky #ViroSky

Hyper-capitalism ruins the day again ✨

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This is sounding more and more like a cocktail of factors leading to a known pathogen wrecking more havoc than usual..
Malnutrition, predominantly young (64% cases), remote region, malaria (potential co-infections?)

I haven't moved to bluesky to be personally attacked like this 😭

Very concerning! I have seen rumblings about a potential retrospective case in Italy from a traveller but seems unlikely.

Seen suggestion that M. pneumoniae may account for symptoms + anaemia but that would be a huge increase in mortality % than normally seen, even in remote rural communities 🤔

Interesting, would line up with children being heavily affected. Someone in our group also suggested enterovirus.
Curious to hear the thoughts of #IDSky ?

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CDC confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian infl

Not news that is nice to wake up to 🫠

The good: Mild case, presumably no adaptations like in Canadian case

The bad: Unknown source of infection, whole family reported symptoms

The ugly: Case numbers increasing and adaptation risk is still there
#IDSky #ViroSky

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A photo of the Sir Michael Stoker Building, a research centre housed inside a golden metal cube, against the parkland of the Garscube campus as the sun rise lights up the clouds above the Campsie Fells. Image Credit: Rob Gifford.

Do you want to become a virologist?
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
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New SARS-CoV-2 paper from Statens Serum Institut 🇩🇰

Keep vaccinating your over 65s! 💉

Can't say I've ever used flowjo on a Mac (Windows gang 4lyfe) but I would go with whichever machine has the largest amount of RAM.
Chances are they might both struggle with that many samples of spectral flow but 🤞

Love these starter packs! May I also be included in the third repertoire? 😊

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Not a fan of any of this.

Call for Action 3 - Governments, private sector & NGOs must prioritize vulnerable populations to climate change by investing in resilient healthcare systems, infrastructure, and disaster preparedness measures. #COP29 #ClimateActionNow #Epidemics #CLIMADE

Call for Action 2 - We call governments, public health officials & scientists to strength genomics surveillance to monitor the spread and evolution of infectious diseases. Climate change is amplifying new epidemics and we need action #ClimateActionNow #Epidemics #Genomics #COP29