#Screwworm in #Honduras Honduras has recorded a total of 141 cases of screwworm in humans so far in 2026, with two confirmed deaths, and 4,656 in animals, with a higher incidence in cattle.

Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. He's posting unhinged AI slop and far too many people just shrug it off. Trump is unwell, and he is a danger to us all.

Delighted to see this story out - thanks for associating me! SFTSV NSs, a novel RNAi suppressor. Well done Mazigh, Ben and team.

“HHS is punishing a world-class scientist who was working to protect people against pandemics, and if he had been listened to more thoroughly, we might have been better prepared for SARS-CoV-2” This might be the most insane thing yet. www.science.org/content/arti...

That has never stopped Trump / Brexit voters from asking for more lies and ineptitude.

A Greenlandic taxi driver says he was offered $200,000 to sign a petition saying he wants Greenland to be American www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

France: Chikungunya and dengue on the mainland 2025 open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

Complete genome of the Hondius outbreak hantavirus (and tree): virological.org/t/complete-s...

Still time to apply for one of three joint virology PhDs @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social, including one with myself and the fantastic @peacockflu.bsky.social! Informal enquiries welcome by e-mail (including re the primary location of ours, which is negotiable), deadline 8th May

Donald Trump lets a tiny glimpse of reality in: "Only drive downhill." Could be a mantra for the disastrous Trump Presidency.

A sad and unusual suspected hantavirus outbreak BBC News - Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump, Charles and madmen. Via #PrivateEye

"Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and TotalEnergies will make $2,967 a second in profits in 2026. It marks an increase of nearly $37 million a day compared to their 2025 profits." Never forget who is benefiting from Trump's deadly, reckless war.

Palantir’s manifesto confirms our worst fears: the company running our surveillance state is fueled by dangerous prejudice. @wyden.senate.gov @velazquez.house.gov & I are demanding answers from DHS & ICE to reveal how this data is being used & on whom. There must be proper oversight of these tools.

New #ScienceAdvances research identifies ancient genetic regions that evolved before the human-Neanderthal split as critical for hominin language development. https://scim.ag/3QhjCmf

The 32nd International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses and Related Viruses is happening in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 14–17 September 2026. Register here: www.hcv-flavi2026.org Abstracts Deadline: 12 May 2026 Early Bird: 14 June 2026

Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

Abstract submission deadline for IMAV is May 12. See you all in Liverpool for 2 days of arbovirolofy!

Mesothermic fishes require nearly four times more energy than other fish, and as oceans warm, their tendency to generate heat faster than they can lose it may push these already vulnerable species closer to the brink of extinction, according to a new Science study. scim.ag/3QedKKw

Argentina reports hundreds of new chikungunya cases open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

The experimental small-molecule inhibitor ARN-75039 offers strong protection against #LassaVirus infection in guinea pigs at varying dosing schedules and when given as long as 7 days postexposure, according to new work in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/4dUyKQc

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.

It’s not that these people still exist. That’s just biology. It’s that they are still being paid to shit in their own hands & start clapping.

Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction. "The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ

The Social Lives of Viruses is coming to Vancouver, Canada, from 4th-8th August 2026! This is a free meeting dedicated to all aspects of virus-virus interactions & evolution. To apply: socialviruses.zoology.ubc.ca @sociovirology.bsky.social #socialviruses #evosky #lovevirology #virosky

Their buyer’s remorse is pathetic & meaningless. The continuing promotion & prominence of inexplicably self-confident idiots, aka ‘Brexiters’, will undermine our national interest for generations.

New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Featured on BBC Health Check: LSTM researchers have identified a bacterium strongly linked to noma disease, a breakthrough that could enable earlier diagnosis and treatment. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We're living through the doom loop once again.

TACO again. Only one winner here, and it’s not big mouth, his cult following, or those who really suffer and have for decades- the Iranian people.

Also Macron, speaking for many, has this explanation: "When you want to be serious, you don’t go around saying the opposite every day of what you just said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn’t talk every day.”

Breaking news- #Usutu virus has been detected in Scotland for the first time, in 2 Blackbirds from the Isle of Arran in 2025. Detection confirmed by #SRUC & #APHA, with our project conducting follow up surveillance. Public Health risk considered very low More info ⏬️ www.gov.uk/government/n...

🔬 We’re hiring in Zürich🇨🇭! My lab is recruiting a new PhD student in molecular immunology (interferons, autoantibodies & viral disease). Position is fully-funded. Starting date anticipated to be late 2026/early 2027. Further details and how to apply: tinyurl.com/IMVPhD2026 Deadline 1st May 2026.

i’m going to put my head through the drywall

Donald Trump and those Iranian talks. From @billbramhall.bsky.social

Nigel Farage took £585,000 from GB News. His MPs declared another £770,000. Four billionaires have spent £170M building the media machine putting Reform in your living room every night. Today the Guardian exposed them and what they expect in return. This is a political project funded from the top.

We’re very excited about our hookworm anemia vaccine and hope it becomes the second licensed human parasitic disease vaccine after malaria and the first human parasitic worm vaccine blogs.bcm.edu/2026/03/19/f...

Matt Ridley gave the inaugural "NIH Scientific Freedom Lecture Series" earlier today and I just wanted to run through some of the main claims he made - you'll be unsurprised to learn that almost all of them are false. Here's his summary slide - let's start there. 🧵👇

Again, if Reform's opponents can't work out how to beat this guy, then they really have no business being in politics at all. The most target-rich politician in the UK

🦟" #YellowFever in the Americas 🌎: Nearly 3/4 of cases reported from #Colombia 🇨🇴" via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

Out Now! LRP8 is a functional receptor for yellow fever virus #MicroSky

Very cool 😎 ! This study identifies the neuronal circuit that translates psychological stress (a feeling) into skin inflammation leading to eczema flare-ups www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪 #immunosky

Join us! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support projects on mosquito immunity and mosquito‑borne disease transmission. Ideal for a post‑bac or recent M.S. looking to gain experience in cutting-edge research in vector biology. isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

🧐Looking for a #job? The University of Sydney ( @sydney.edu.au) is inviting applications for the 2-year Aola Richards #Postdoctoral Fellowship in #Entomology. 🦟 🕷️ 🪰 Application deadline 18 April 2026. More info: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

Worse and worse decisions from #UKLabour government - who will stand up for global solidarity, health, prosperity and the mutual benefits arising from investing in supporting the most economically disadvantaged both within the UK and internationally?

A colleague summed up the current situation as "publish AND perish"

Yellow fever in the Americas: Nearly 3/4 of cases reported from Colombia open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

Sorrywhatpardon?

A former US official may be dumbfounded. I’m not.

Registration and abstract submission for the 10th anniversary meeting of the Luxembourg society for microbiology are still open!! A superb programme on May 12 and 13, check it out: www.microbiology.lu/lmd-2026/