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An analysis of #H5N1 #birdflu viruses from Nevada dairy herds suggests the virus might have jumped into cows weeks before it was detected & the infected herds were quarantined. For bulk milk testing to stop spread, faster action is needed @worobey.bsky.social says. www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/u...

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First senior-author paper is out today in the Journal of Microscopy! 🧪🔬 We present the first 3D printed microscope where both the optics & frame are entirely 3D printed - a low-cost, accessible, and reproducible tool for histological imaging! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmi.13398

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📣Just 1 week left to apply for 2x 5-year researcher posts in experimental evolution #mevosky #microsky in @mermanchester.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social + 3-year research tech post www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... ERC project: how MGEs and defence systems control genome evoluton

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ICYMI Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Second poultry outbreak in a week in NI, with ~80,000 birds being culled in total. Both premises relatively nearby each other. The impact on livestock, wildlife and human health/economy significant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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If you’re overwhelmed and maybe a lil paralyzed by the news, maybe take a little time this weekend to figure out how to take care of yourself moving forward? 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/feel...

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1. A #flu season update: It looks like flu season is starting to subside in the US, with some of the deep red and purple coming out of the #CDC's map charting influenza-like illness. Last week (most recent) is on the right; left is the week before. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

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I'm not sure if it's exactly an answer to this week's doomscrolling, but for a very very long term perspective this is fascinating www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Depopulation of farms for HPAI is a useful control measure, but what to do with all the carcasses? Here, a detailed assessment of burial as a means of disposal (in France). AIV detected for months after burial. 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Hairy #FluorescenceFriday! This is an autofluorescent mite, imaged with a confocal microscope in 3D and once again color coded for depth 💙❤️🧡💚 #Sciart #microscopy #microscopyMonday #ImageJ

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www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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Not welcome news

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This is heartbreaking

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H5N1 confirmed in 4 black rats in Riverside County, CA, which had recent poultry outbreaks. "The latest bird flu discoveries come as the USDA is trying to rehire bird flu experts that the agency recently fired as part of cost-cutting based on recommendations from...DOGE."

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I wish I could send all of you out there a hug - witnessing second hand so much needless stress, uncertainty and suffering. I see you and I stand with you.

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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

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1 week left to submit for the Imaging Host-Pathogen Interactions session @ mmc'25! @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social & I are organising a @microbiologysociety.org sponsored session w/ invited speakers, Jessica Mark Welch @adaforsyth.bsky.social & Lara Hundsdorfer @unituebingen.bsky.social 🧪🔬 #MicroSky

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is currently spiking in a number of geographies. For many adults, this is the weeks-long "crud" of low-grade respiratory symptoms that kids bring home from school. For infants and those over age 75, it's potentially deadly. A vaccine is available (for now).

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it's actually kind of crazy that influenza-specific IgG occupies such an insane portion of our IgG memory B cells and yet it's still such a problem www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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🧵 Sharing this again. It's a statement on the biology of sex by the Society for the Study of Evolution, American Society of Naturalists, and Society of Systematic Biologists. Tempted to comment? Read the rest of the thread first. 1/ www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

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Smart surveillance really coming into its own. Air, water, and surface sampling in bird markets w NGS can outperform traditional swab based approaches in detecting in a diversity of viruses, including avian influenza. Amazing work by @E_A_Karlsson + team 👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...

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As well as being about influenza viruses and food safety, this was a story about collaborative science and the value of research consortia. With the joint-first authors of the research, I've written a piece about that story-behind-the-story, here: communities.springernature.com/posts/when-t...

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A brief history of human infections with H5Ny avian influenza viruses - great to see a review not only focussed on H5N1, but also consider those H5N8 and H5N6 infections. 👉 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

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Viruses from infected dairy cattle can be passed to calves via milk. Calves fed infected milk = nasal discharge, mild fever, mild lethargy, loose stool, slightly increased respiratory effort for 5-6 days. Difficult to diagnose. Positive nasal swabs. 👉 www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.31220...

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How well did/is the flu vaccine holding up against influenza in the UK and Europe? - interim estimates are in showing still protecting against disease but for some subtypes some hints of vaccine mismatch www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

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A rebuttal of the paper that looked at historical samples and found evidence of natural selection due to the Black Death at immune loci. Multiple lines of evidence, incl that observed freq changes were an artefact. By Alison Barton, @mathiesoniain.bsky.social et al www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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No word from CDC as Texas measles outbreak continues to grow. The CDC measles page hasn't been updated since Feb 7 so this outbreak isn't reflected. No MMWR report, no Health Advisory, no nothing. We are on a dangerous path.

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Given that most of the human cases of bird flu have been in individuals with direct contact with infected farm animals, I think it is a reasonable approach to use targeted vaccination to minimize cases in humans. Finland started doing this last year. www.economist.com/the-economis...

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The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

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An oldie (10 y!) but goodie: cellular interaction at the top! #cellcomm Video of a T cell (orange) interacting with a target cell (blue) From Chen et al. @ Betzig lab (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social) game changing paper !! Full science.org/doi/10.1126/... @focalplane.bsky.social #scicomm #microscopy 🧪🔬

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#H5N1 #birdflu update: The most recently confirmed human case, in Wyoming, is still in hospital, per WY's health dept. That brings to 69 the number of confirmed cases in the past year. The case Ohio recently reported was not confirmed at CDC; listed as a probable case. www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/sit...

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I feel so strongly about the need for evidence-based policy and a dogged defence of science I said it in 2020, and will reiterate it til the end of time. The world may change - our principles should not

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⏳ Less than 10 days left to apply for the #ESWI 🏆 Awards for #EarlyCareerScientists! 🌟 #ESWI2025 📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025 🔗 Apply now eswiconference.org/eswi-awards/ ℹ️➕Learn more about previous winners eswi.org/site/young-s...

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💭"If you do not test, you will not know" 🎙️ESWI Board Member and intensivist at Spaarne Gasthuis, Marco Goeijenbier emphasises the importance of testing patients as essential to provide more effective treatment. 🤔 Curious? #ESWIAirborne episode on #COVID19 shorturl.at/IYMMc #ESWIEducationHub

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promedmail.org/promed-post/... Possible increase in acute necrotising encephalopathy during this US flu season

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#USDA has confirmed that the discovery of #H5N1 #birdflu in Arizona — found through bulk milk testing — does indeed represent a new spillover from wild birds into cows. This is the third time this has been observed to have happened. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/program...

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We have heard that the entire flu resources section of website is going down tonight. You can check your local health dept for information about flu. We will update as we learn more.

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A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with #H5N1 #birdflu, WY's health dept announced Friday. Likely exposure was to backyard poultry. Wyoming said #CDC confirmed the infection, though CDC did not add it to its H5 page today. Not clear if this is B3.13 or D1.1. health.wyo.gov/wyomings-fir...

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We are at NI Science Festival “biology showcase” at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social beta testing our virus game “Sense and Susceptibility”! Along with our classic build a virus activity

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Happy to share that my paper on creativity in research labs is out in the "Ten Simply Rules" article series. Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs I hope you find it to be useful. #AcademicSky journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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I present to you all the notice that now is displayed on the CDC HIV prevention page. Again - In these times, find a healthcare provider you trust, who follows evidence based practice grounded in science. Follow trusted sources of information.

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Third hospitalized human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in the USA, first case in a resident of Wyoming. The hospitalized woman was likely exposed to the virus by direct contact with an infected poultry flock (but no details on species involved, size of flock or type of system).

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ein.az.gov/avian-influe... A third distinct H5N1 detected in cattle, Arizona reports

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Louisiana Health Department Says It Will Stop Promoting ‘Mass Vaccination’ “Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo. www.nytimes.com/2025... 1/2

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