Happy to share our H5N1 study, now in @pnas.org ! 🦆🦠 Using live-attenuated viruses, we found that recovery of reassortants between current clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 and human flu viruses is rare in the lab: 20 out of 2,698 isolates (0.7%). www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Happy to share that the ERC-funded "Bat Flu" project closes with a review published in @jvico-eics.bsky.social together with @rpdevrieslab.bsky.social: “The receptor landscape of influenza A viruses” Many thanks to our team in Freiburg and all collaborators! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

The receptor landscape of influenza A viruses | Journal of Virology

Wild waterfowl and shorebirds constitute the primary reservoir for influenza A viruses (IAVs), sustaining extensive genetic and antigenic diversity across viral subtypes that are defined by their surf...

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We are pleased to announce this year’s jGfV – Gesellschaft für Virologie Workshop of the “One Health and Zoonotic Viruses” Working Group! 📍Berlin 🗺️Oct 7–8, 2026 🎤Keynotes: Sandra Junglen & Thomas Hoenen. Register by Sept 15: onehealth.g-f-v.org Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

🚨 Stay tuned! I will soon be recruiting 2 Postdocs for my lab on influenza: 🔹for 3 & 4.5 years 📅 Start date: as early as possible (preferably 01.03, negotiable) 🌍 Requirements: Residence in the EU, German B2 preferred, Background in Vet Med, Biology, or a related field

Our jGfV @gesvirologie.bsky.social "One Health and Zoonotic Viruses" workshop, was a great success. We had great presentations by young scientists from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Ghana, as well as a fantastic keynote by @marcelamueller.bsky.social .

Two great events, one location! 🧬 Right after the One Health Symposium, join the Zoonotic Virus Transmission & One Health workshop by Junge @gesvirologie.bsky.social Open to students, postdocs & ECRs. Register by Aug 15: onehealth.g-f-v.org/registration...

Dear Infection Researchers and Colleagues, With the registration deadline for this year's jGfV workshop, "One Health and Zoonotic Viruses," approaching, I would like to remind you about our meeting once again. Register/submit your abstract by August 15. Find out more here: onehealth.g-f-v.org

I am deeply honored to receive the @eswinfluenza.bsky.social best young scientist award. Of course, this would not have been possible without the support of my mentors, collaboration partners, and colleagues. Thank you all; I am deeply grateful! Let's continue doing great science together!

ESWI@eswinfluenza.bsky.social · last yr.

📩 #ESWI Newsletter #Fluzine for #June ☀️ is here! 🏆 We’re thrilled to announce the winners of #ESWI Awards 2025! 👏 Let’s celebrate their achievements together! 🔎 Meet the winners ➡️ eswi.org/networks/ecas 📍 #ESWIEducationHub ➡️ mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

Dear Infection Researchers, We are pleased to announce this year's jGfV "One Health and Zoonotic Viruses" workshop, which will take place in Berlin on October 15th and 16th. Please spread the word and visit our website for more information onehealth.g-f-v.org We look forward to seeing you there.

Indeed great meeting. Happy that some of our friends from the US joined the meeting! @schountz.bsky.social @arthurwickenhagen.bsky.social

GeroldLab@geroldlab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hundreds of #virologists queing for the dinner party of the #GfV2025 conference in #Hamburg. Thanks a lot to Thomas Dobner and his team for organizing a vibrant #conference of the #DACH society with terrific keynote speakers! 🙏 The GfV board of directors wishes all participants a safe trip home! 🤗

Everything is ready for the symposium "Molecular Determinants of Zoonotic Viruses and Beyond" in Freiburg. We are looking forward to a great program and speakers, and meeting friends. @cdrosten.bsky.social@geroldlab.bsky.social@schountz.bsky.social@friedemann.bsky.social

Influenza A Viren werden anhand ihrer 2 Oberflächenproteine - Hämagglutinin, Neuraminidase - in verschiedene Subtypen, wie beispielsweise H5N1 unterschieden. Dieser Subtyp stammt ursprünglich von Wasservögeln, hat aber die Möglichkeit sich an andere Vögel, Säugetiere & uns Menschen anzupassen

Daher konnten wir @kciminski.bsky.social, Gruppenleiter an der Universität Freiburg, der H5N1 und Influenza Viren in Fledermäusen erforscht, und @njhalwe.bsky.social, PostDoc in der Diagnostik am Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, der sich mit H5N1 Infektionen in Tieren befasst, ein paar Fragen stellen:

Human MxA suppresses replication of HPAI isolated from mammals in vitro and in MxA-transgenic mice. But, H5N1 can evade via replacement of individual viral polymerase complex components. 👉 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

We are pleased to be able to make our scientific contribution to the understanding of H5N1 viruses. In a study that will be published soon @Emerging infectious diseases, we investigated restriction of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses by the human innate immune factor MxA. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Replication Restriction of Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses by Human Immune Factor, 2023–2024

HPAI A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses, 2023–2024

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New post on some preliminary – but troubling – signals about the direction H5N1 might be taking: kucharski.substack.com/p/h5n1-influ...

H5N1 influenza: some troubling preliminary signals

A few data sources to keep an eye on

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Es sind bislang Einzelfälle (aktuell ein Kind in Kalifornien, ein Teenager in Kanada), aber zeigt das Risiko auf, dass das #Vogelgrippe Virus (H5N1 #Influenza) mit sich bringt. Wir müssen das Virus genau beobachten und studieren, um im Fall der Fälle schnell reagieren zu können. (MB)

Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA@krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 2y ago

For anyone downplaying the threat of #H5N1, just look at Canada. A teenager remains in critical condition nearly a month after falling ill, with the source still unknown. This highlights the urgent need to scale up testing in both humans and animals.

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! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...