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Emma Thomson

@emcat1.bsky.social

I am clinical professor of infectious diseases at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and professor of emerging viruses at LSHTM. I study emerging viruses in Uganda and the UK.

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Emma Thomson@emcat1.bsky.social · 2y ago

New in Nature Comms: We applied metagenomic + targeted NGS to serum from febrile patients in Uganda. Post-COVID, LMICs have sequencing infrastructure that could be repurposed for pathogen discovery. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Uncovering the viral aetiology of undiagnosed acute febrile illness in Uganda using metagenomic sequencing - Nature Communications

Acute febrile illness is common in sub-Saharan Africa and causative agents are often unknown. Here, the authors perform metagenomic sequencing on samples from patients with acute febrile illness in Ug...

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Antonia Ho@drtoniho.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today is the 5-year anniversary of the first #COVID19 lockdown in UK. Really important to reflect on lessons we have (or haven't) learnt, as the threat of another pandemic is higher than ever. Glad that @emcat1.bsky.social & I could contribute to this.👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Ten lockdown lessons to learn for next time

Five years since Boris Johnson ordered the UK to stay home, steps to prepare for the next national emergency are clearer

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Emma Thomson@emcat1.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wow - a super-fast effort to sequence a sample from the recent SUDV case in Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬 - showing a closer link to sequences from 2012 than 2022, suggesting that this is a new outbreak. virological.org/t/near-real-...

Near Real-Time Genomic Characterization of the 2025 Sudan Ebolavirus Outbreak in Uganda’s Index Case: Insights into Evolutionary Origins

Introduction Case History: On January 30, 2025, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SUDV) Disease in Kampala, Uganda, following the death of a healthcare worker at Mula...

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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research@pasteur.fr · 2y ago

L’Institut Pasteur décide de quitter X (ex-Twitter) pour rejoindre BlueSky ! 🦋 L’Institut Pasteur a pris cette décision en raison de plusieurs dérives graves constatées sur la plateforme X depuis son rachat. Rejoignez-nous pour continuer à défendre la science ! www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...

L’Institut Pasteur a décidé de quitter X

L’Institut Pasteur, organisme de recherche engagé depuis plus de 130 ans dans la lutte contre les maladies infectieuses, le partage des connaissances et la défense de la science, a décidé de quitter l...

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Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · 2y ago

A Decade After the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, Sierra Leone Begins a New Chapter With Nation-Wide Preventive Vaccination of Frontline Workers allafrica.com/stories/2024...

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Begins Nationwide Vaccination Campaign Against Ebola

Press Release - Sierra Leone becomes the first country, among those most severely affected ten years ago by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, to launch nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination, targeting...

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Marion Koopmans@marionkoopmans.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fabulous work with colleagues in Burundi, who took up Mpox sequencing to understand the situation AND are willing to share pre-publication, shows the expanding tree, and evidence for several introductions not taking off. In progress virological.org/t/preliminar...

Preliminary analysis of 98 genomic sequences of MPXV clade Ib cases from Burundi, July to September 2024

Preliminary analysis of 98 genomic sequences of MPXV clade Ib cases from Burundi, July to September 2024 Introduction A large mpox clade Ib virus outbreak started in the province of South Kivu in th...

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BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · 2y ago

I talked to the world news cast about the newly authorized #mpox vaccine LC16m8 which can be used in children >1 year old. 3 million doses have been donated to African countries dealing with outbreaks currently. theworld.org/segments/202...

The UN approves mpox vaccine for children - The World from PRX

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. This is huge news because the mpox outbreak in Africa has disproportionately affected children in countries like Congo...

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BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · 2y ago

Poignant frontline perspective of a #Rwandan physician responding to the recent #marburg outbreak. It is well worth a read. We are are two weeks into the 42 day countdown to declaring the outbreak over🤞🏾. These brave HCPs kept us safe. #medsky #idsky 🧪 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Fight or Flight — Facing the Marburg Outbreak in Rwanda | NEJM

Having diagnosed two ICU patients with the first known cases of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, a physician must prioritize limiting spread, despite pleas for transfer from the patients’ families.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@helenbranswell.bsky.social · 2y ago

The US joins the list of countries that has detected clade Ib #mpox. A person who recently traveled from eastern Africa was diagnosed with the disease in San Mateo County, California. Sounds like a mild case. My story: www.statnews.com/2024/11/16/m...

First U.S. case of new mpox strain detected in California

California has detected the country’s first case of a new mpox strain in a person who recently traveled from Eastern Africa

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@helenbranswell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Update on the teenager with #H5N1 #birdflu in British Columbia: Canada's national lab confirms it is H5N1 virus. It is a version of the virus that is slightly different than the one in cows in the US. This version is one found in wild birds. www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian Influenza and Risk to Canadians

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by influenza A(H5N1) virus in Canada.

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