This one will eventually cross the Med into Europe - at which point there will be a giant panic and we might finally get our act together for what is a readily vaccine preventable disaster

Here’s a disease we can and should eliminate ( it wouldn’t even cost a lot)

And right on que we have btv8 now too www.gov.uk/government/n...

Vet colleagues out there.. if you have some itchy camelids or equids these guys want them (or at least their lice). Note they are in the USA though so shipping could be an issue...

Pat Power confirmed me in a tiny catholic church in the middle of nowhere as a 13 year old. His grace, humour and commitment to a truly universal church are the things that formed my religious beliefs and let me stay within the church www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...

Another PhD student viva success OneVirology, University of Nottingham congratulations to Cristobal Castillo and a huge thanks to Toshana Foster and Margaret Hosie as examiners

I had a wonderful week at the European College of Veterinary Microbiology meeting - no matter what crap is filling the internet we are still out there - still working out what is going with the viruses, still training the next generation who will have to cover the next pandemic

European veterinary microbiology college week , Berlin 2025 first day and part one qualifying exams done

The flag shaggers have hit my village … half mast upside down union jacks all the way down the main road and dickheads taunting all the non white families on the village Facebook …

Realise I'm very behind the times (as I only just noticed my email alerts have disappeared) but who en-crappified pro-med? It isn't going to do its job as a subscription service

"Treating the root cause" is a trope abused in alternative/integrative/functional medicine to sow distrust in mainstream medicine. Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches. H/t @glaucomflecken.bsky.social

BTV fertility impacts don't get caught like these herds were - vaccinate now bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Progress of a sort on the Avian flu vaccination front in the UK bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

hmm I wonder if this might underly some of the sex differences in acute viral haemorrhagic fevers (eg the damage in european hantaviruses manifests as acute renal damage - particularly in young men) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Totally not going to argue with this vet record editorial - were FMD or LSDV or ASF to hit this week (while we are still dealing badly with Avian flu and BTV) we will be in a right mess with veterinary and diagnostic capacity much bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Published now - 2023-4 lambing survey (a very bad SBV year for the UK). 2024-5 results to come (a much better year). We will be running the lambing survey again this year to assess BTV impact (unfortunately we can't know the impact in advance) bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Still not too late to sign up for the conference. Abstracts now closed but it will be a very fun programme for anyone interested in veterinary infectious disease ( and there is Surrey next year)

Meanwhile in the rest of the world we still accept viruses as real and that vaccines work and here we are at the UK-ICN coronavirus meeting in Liverpool preparing for SARS-CoV-3 in all our diversity.

And as a bonus you’ll get an actual peer review with an editor and reviewers who understand the topic and know what they are doing ( editors for microsoc journals have to apply in a competitive process, it’s not a mates club)

This is a problem we need to tackle. I actually think part of the solution is a proper external regulatory body, like I have as a Veterinarian. The RCVS exists to protect the public and maintain standards. It has the power to remove your ability to make a living ( deregistering you) .

Snail genetics is not usually front page bbc but Angus has a gift for public engagement www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgradua... Abstract Submission (extended until August 20th): forms.gle/oyBy6oKGV9Ep... 3/3🧵

#JGenVirol is looking to appoint an Editor-in-Chief. The successful candidate will help develop the editorial strategy and new content for the journal. Applications close on 29 August: microb.io/Vacancies

If you want to understand the other side of the culture wars you have to understand the ethical framework they are working within. This article is on Christianity and gay marriage but its beautifully written and will be familiar to any student of theology www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I don't think there are a lot of farmers in here but BTV-3 cases in July in Middle England is really very bad news. This is literally your last chance to vaccinate (it will be too late once you have cases) www.gov.uk/government/c...

I don't normally comment on things that I don't have personal experience of but for Christ's sake (and I really mean that literally) enough with the cruelty... let these people have a life, nothing will bring the dead back and fix the maimed but this fixes nothing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Bluetongue poses a significant threat to cattle, sheep, goats & camelids. We're supporting the #DoNotWaitVaccinate campaign in Wales, which encourages farmers to talk to their vet about vaccinating livestock against the virus. #BattleBluetongue

The tips in this are useful for tackling science scepticism of any sort - making people feel coerced and attacked doesn't work - its up to us to understand what the problem is and treat them like adults with agency. youtu.be/oY6GtgYgTDo

Travel like an Australian.... don't make new ecological disasters by bringing back some unexpected nasties in your souvenirs...

Ok Britain, I know you are not used to this but for the love of god do not leave your pets in locked cars when its hot (or your kids for that matter)

European Veterinary Microbiology college residents Veronica Facile ( Bologna) and Barbara Colitti (Turin) here at Notts doing externships in bio-informatics as part of their specialist training

I reviewed our staff parental leave patterns for an Athena Swan application years ago - at that stage none of our men took more than 2 days parental leave as it was too financially catastrophic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Having seen this again and again at both a professional and personal level it can't be emphasised enough - disaster response efforts have to be supported by the people its happening to if they are to have a hope of success www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Expected (we've had its cousin Usutu for a while) but still another disease to deal with (Yay climate change....) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is genuinely cool from my colleagues at deepseq @minomatt.bsky.social - the surgeons are all cock-a-hoop about it, finally bringing sequencing into medical diagnostics and decision making....

Not sure there are that many farmers on Bluesky yet but if you are at NSA Wales today pop along and talk to Nottingham Scientist Scott Jones about breeding for Maedi Visna Resistance

You made the bbc front page ! @minomatt.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anybody seen what is actually in the UK/EU food products border check agreement? I sincerely hope it means we can scrape the xxxxx 120 page health certificate sign offs.....

Raw (unpasteurized) milk can harbor a variety of pathogenic microbes, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Here's what you need to know about raw milk at the microbial level—the risks & overall impact on the human body. asm.org/articles/202...

If you work with long tailed macaques you really need to be genotyping then to make sure they have come from where you think they have come from … apart from the endangered species decimation… wild animals will have diseases and will not behave normally in captivity ( it will stuff your research)

Really enjoyed hosting the national sheep association breed society forum at Notts today - These guys are great to work with - tackling climate change and sustainable farming and food supply. Presenting research work to the people who are interested in using it keeps us going

Extra curricula activities… spring concert from the campus music society.. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Local council elections in the village facebook: we replaced a competent councillor with a very inexperienced one and argued mostly about racism and immigration (neither of which have anything to do with local councils). Reform UK are so depressing....

If you are in the midlands and looking for a bank holiday outing why not come to the SB campus festival? Live music, farmers markets, beer festival, kids activities, dog show. Its good fun

last chance to fill in the 2024/5 lambing survey! We will be closing the survey at the end of the month to allow us to finalise the data forms.office.com/e/Wa4fdRaHrw

another piece of the KoRV/koala puzzle from @alegione.bsky.social

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

This … I’ve seen a lot of data from many different sources pointing out that the biggest pro Irma with AMR are in watersheds from large cities in developing countries

If you are dealing with burnt animals post wildfire/bushfire have a look at this one and push to euthanase those are not going to make it early. Brutal but entirely necessary for the prevention of animal suffering, which should be your primary duty as a vet onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

With a lot of bird flu around at the moment some hints and tips on keeping your poultry healthy (aimed at hobby keepers but some good principals in there for anyone) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOax...