We have been thinking about the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. Preprint now out: Rapid modelling of the 2026 Andes virus outbreak predicts limited transmissibility and low mainland outbreak risk. A brief thread follows 1/9 zenodo.org/records/2053...

If you don't pasteurise it, how long can H5N1 influenza viruses stay infectious for in milk? We had a look at this in a new preprint with ‪@cvrinfo.bsky.social‬, @roslininstitute.bsky.social‬, ‪@pirbrightinst.bsky.social‬ & the APHA (1/N) www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

First paper from @hongbo1900.bsky.social PhD "Varying phylogenetic signal in susceptibility to four bacterial pathogens across species of Drosophilidae" co-supervised by @benraymond.bsky.social and team @hansonmark.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social sky.social

Unbiased #microbio25 guide to day 3! Come along to Daniel Weir’s talk (14:45) on tunnelling microtubules induced by IAV 🔬; Maria Manali’s talk (16:15) on IAV & RSV coinfections inc. possible hybrid virus particles 🦠; and me (17:03) talking about cross-immunity and emergence of novel coronaviruses 📈

Just out "Making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology" doi.org/10.1098/rspb... from super ⭐ team @meganawallace.bsky.social @duckswabber.bsky.social @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @eddieholmes.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social in Proc B @royalsocietypublishing.org

And the day 2 talks #microbio25: Make sure you catch Verena Schultz's talk on equine ISGs affecting influenza viruses (14:45); Kieran Dee's talk on airway culture RNA virus coinfections (16:03); and Matt Turnbull's talk on H5N1 internal genes in bovines (16:51) 🤓🥼🦠

A 100% unbiased guide to day 2 of #microbio25! The posters @12pm: Be sure to check out @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social poster on single cycle H5N1 viruses 🦠; Hanting Chen's poster on dogs as mixing vessels of IAVs 🐶; and Junsen Zhang's poster on inactivation of IAVs in milk through pasteurisation 🥛

Obligatory “on way to MicroSoc” announcement… #microbio25 ..come see us presenting in the Antiviral Innate Immunity forum Kaitie Donovan on IFNs) and a poster on Wednesday (Aaron Canton Bastarrachea on flu environmental monitoring). I will also be co-chairing the exciting Virosphere forum Wed pm!

Excited to be at my first @microbiologysociety.org annual conference with the Hutchinson Lab @socialinfluenza.bsky.social! Please come and find me at poster 005 (block A) if you want to talk about biosafe methods to study HPAIV H5N1 🦠

Very excited to be at my first #microbio2025 conference! If emerging infectious diseases, coronaviruses, adaptive immunity or epidemiological modelling interest you come see my talk in the Viruses: Adaptive Immunity session on Wednesday 👨‍⚕️🦠🔬

Happily kicking off my Bluesky account with our new preprint exploring how post-pandemic shifts in immunity have changed the risk of future zoonotic coronavirus emergence. Check it out here: 🔬📄 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... Excited to connect and discuss! #Virology #Epidemiology #Science

Post-pandemic changes in population immunity have reduced the likelihood of emergence of zoonotic coronaviruses

Infections caused by endemic viruses, and the vaccines used to control them, often provide cross-protection against related viruses. This cross-protection has the potential to alter the transmission d...

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