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In response to the @theguardian.com editorial on the uptick in malaria due to #globalhealth funding cuts, I write how this also foreshadwos what’s ahead for a lower-profile but similarly devastating group of pathogens – the neglected tropical diseases. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Is #climatechange increasing the risk of vector-borne diseases in the UK? My comments #BMJ ⬇️ www.bmj.com/content/391/... Short answer - yes! But rather than focussing just on tropical pathogens & vectors moving north, most imminent risk may be increased transmission capacity in native vectors

🦟 #Mosquitoes arrive in #Iceland 🇮🇸 "Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in Kjós in recent days. This has been confirmed by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. It is the first time that mosquitoes have been discovered on Icelandic soil." www.ruv.is/english/2025...

Moving into Oct with temperatures & daylight hours falling in Scotland, the "peak" mosquito activity season is passing. However, some species like Culex pipiens can still be found 'overwintering'; like this one our team found on #Arran yesterday. Let us know if you see any ⬇️ mosquito-scotland.com

Great work by @ukhsa.bsky.social team on 4 yrs of invasive #mosquito surveillance in UK. Sporadic detection of Aedes albopictus on transport routes in England & one-off detection of aegypti at Heathrow don't confirm establishment, but show value of surveillance journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

🌊The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a draft Marine and Coastal Restoration Plan. Informal drop-in events are being held across Scotland, where you can learn about the plan, and marine and coastal restoration in Scotland. Details below 👇 #Marine #Coastal #Scotland

Temperatures may be starting to drop in Scotland, but there are still some mosuqitoes buzzing around in Glasgow. And from the looks of this female, some are ready to lay more eggs. Matches what we see in our monitoring of larval habitats.et Let us know if u see mossies at mosquito-scotland.com

Yesterday we said goodbye to Saad Naqvi - our fantastic summer intern who joined us from the The University of Texas at Dallas. Great to have you on the team this summer, thanks for all your hard work in the field and lab to help us understandthe ecology of potential mosquitos in Scotland.

Great news from @who.int Congratulations Surinam on being certified as malaria-free www.who.int/news/item/30...

The #mosquito season is truly underway in these celtic lands. We're seeing an uptick in Scotland, and #Mosquito Northern Ireland friends Ryan Carmichael & @rosscuthbert.bsky.social got these in a trap in #Armagh today. You can report mosquito sightings in Scotland - www.mosquito-scotland.com

Looking forward to participating in this webinar organized by the @rcpedin.bsky.social next month, focusing on #OneHealth and the #Environment. I'll discuss our work on impacts of #climatechange on #vector-borne diseases @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk Details for registration 🔽

Another mosquito species moving northwards, possibly due to climate

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Thx to @theguardian.com for this article & interview on implications of finding #WestNileVirus in UK #mosquitoes. As I say, #1 priority for govt to protect UK citizens long-term is to invest in control in the countries where they the overwhelming burden & death www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

📢Breaking news - @ukhsa.bsky.social confirms 1st detection of #WestNileVirus particles in mosquitoes in the UK. This is a zoonotic virus that usually spreads in birds, but very occasionally infects people. Risk to UK public is extremely low, no detection in Scotland yet www.gov.uk/government/n...

Lack of Vector Competence in UK Culex pipiens molestus for Oropouche Virus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.07.652619v1

Fantastic weather in Belfast this week as Dr Georgia Kirby from #MosquitoScotland visits our collaborator and #QueensUniversityBelfast PhD student Ryan Carmichael to kick off collaboration on mosquitoes. #MosquitoScotland 💔#MosquitoNorthernIreland 🦟 @rosscuthbert.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Good morning little guys! A good haul of mosquito larvae found in an urban area of Glasgow this morning. With the warm weather, larvae are developing fast and will transform into adults in a few more days. Let us know if you see any where you are in Scotland ⏬️ mosquito-scotland.com

The project explores the impact of climate change and evaluates the potential for mosquito-borne diseases to become established in the region. Meshach’s research specifically examines how this risk may differ between urban and rural environments for both wild bird and human populations.

Last week, @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social Scholar @meshachlee.bsky.social was featured on Channel 5 News, demonstrating the work he and others are doing as part of the @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social project to track mosquito populations in Scotland. Watch ➡️ media.pressdata.co.uk/viewbroadcas...

Mosquito trapping underway in Northern Ireland. Interested to see what the season (including my garden) will bring #MosquitoNI An exciting collaboration with the inspiring @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social team

Great to start this collaboration with our friends @rosscuthbert.bsky.social #RyanCarmichael and #JaimieDick at #QueensUniversityBelfast. Can't wait to hear what you find! #celticmosquitoes

Thx to Channel 5 news for featuring our #citizenscience #mosquito project last night, with new results about #mosquitoes in #Scotland. Great demo of mosquito traps @meshachlee.bsky.social ! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social 🦟 media.pressdata.co.uk/viewbroadcas...

Thanks to Tony Livesey at BBC 5 live for having us on last night to talk about what we've been finding about mosquitoes in Scotland, and how to reduce your risk of pesky bites! Listen here from mins 58:23 - 1:01:46 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bbc5live.bsky.social

To hear more about the great response to the citizen science mosquito reporting project we launched last year, you can list on BBC sounds episode - from 52:30 mins to 1:00 hr. Many thanks @daveewing.bsky.social for your excellent commentary supporting key points from findings. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

We had a huge response to our @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social citizen science reporting project last year, led by the brilliant Dr Georgia Kirby @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk. Thanks to all who took part and please keep the reports coming - we are learning so much! www.mosquito-scotland.com

📣 Job Vacancy 📣 The University of St Andrews is seeking to enhance its research strength in Statistics by appointing a new Chair in Statistical Ecology. Closing date 21/07/2025. www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Delighted to have BBC feature our citizen science mosquito reporting project. Huge thx to members of the public who have got in touch since last year with sightings from all across Scotland. Great if we can keep it going this summer: report at www.mosquito-scotland.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... #mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria

Great job at Lancaster University for those interested in quantitative ecology, spatial modelling and global health - Postdoc position to investigate spatial distribution of the invasive #malaria #vector #Anophelesstephensi Working with great team! hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Good morning mosquito-scotlanders! Exciting news as first Culex mosquito egg raft of the yr found in Glasgow- no fooling! This along with ⬆️ of citizen science reports confirms mosquito season in Scotland is kicking off. If you live in Scotland, keep an eye out & report www.mosquito-scotland.com

While reconsideration of any 1 country dominating #malaria control is needed- especially if in the Global North/non-endemic - the sudden, near total collapse of #USAID funds for #PresidentsMalariaInitiative will have devastating impacts on affected communities, and puts the world at greater risk.

Our brilliant MRes student @kierankillen4.bsky.social found the "Statistical accounts of Scotland 1791-1846" online. You can search 'ague' to find accounts of how #malaria affected Scottish communities in 1700s- 1800s, including this from Abernyte, Perth in 1791 stataccscot.ed.ac.uk/static/stata...

When you’re willing to move slowly through the world, you’ll find amazing things. I call this Birth of an Assassin. #bugsky

It’s the start of #BlackHistoryMonth! This is a great time to read about Vernard Lewis, who is an entomologist working on #Blattodea, especially #termites. He recently retired after an illustrious career in #entomology! #28daysofBlackSTEMHistory ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/2017/07...

New work by #JoelOdero & team! Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social

It’s ’Mosquito Monday’ so check out Coquillettidia xanthogaster - one of Australia’s most unique mosquitoes!

We see you. WHO is grateful for the love 💙 and messages of support we received. We stand by you. #HealthForAll

Today in global Neglected Tropical Diseases. These diseases place a devastating and unacceptable burden on some of the most vulnerable communities in the world. Working together, governments, communities, NGOs & researchers can #BeatNTDs #NTDs Learn more and see how @who.int is tackling 🧵

Hello Bluesky! Happy World NTD day! MESA is pleased to be joining this growing community and look forward to connecting with fellow global health Blueskiers. We will be sharing malaria-related opportunities, updates, resources and more... Find out what else we do here ➡️https://mesamalaria.org/

We’ve moved to Bluesky! Follow us at @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social for updates on mosquito-borne disease risks, climate change impacts, and our latest research in Scotland. Stay informed and learn more at www.mosquito-scotland.com 🦟🌍 #Mosquitoes #Scotland #ClimateChange

🥼🧹Lab clean up today!!!! Great team work!!! Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help! @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social

Mosquito control starts at home - Enjoy Véronique's video companion to our article in Pursuit pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/Wer...

Last #mosquito report of 2024 was late Dec, first of 2025 was last night. This beautiful Culiseta annulata from a house in Glasgow- one of our team members! If anyone else sees them in Scotland - report www.mosquito-scotland.com #AllmosquitoesAllthetime

Cool project to map #mosquitoes in #Scotland 👇 Share widely and contribute if you are there

For #WorldNTDDay 30 January @rstmh.bsky.social & @who.int are hosting a webinar on Climate Change, Malaria, and Neglected Tropical Diseases, at 12.30PM -1:30PM GMT Register here www.rstmh.org/events/clima... #climatechange ##BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #Malaria

New paper from the Dr Georgia Kirby of #MosquitoScotland team

@kierankillen4.bsky.social from our team is researching historical #malaria in #Scotland - a lot more widespread that you might have thought!

📢 Have you seen a mosquito in Scotland? The @MosquitoScot team want to hear about it! You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️ mosquito-scotland.com Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!