📰 Researchers have used an ecological niche modeling approach based on WNV occurrence data and biotic and abiotic factors from European countries to predict areas that are environmentally suitable for WNV in several Atlantic archipelagos 👉 nature.com/articles/s42...

🤝 Yesterday, we held our annual in-person meeting in Barcelona! As the project has now reached its midpoint, the meeting featured extensive and productive scientific discussions. Many thanks to all our partners! @irsicaixa.es @bsc-cns.bsky.social @crg.eu @inserm.fr @tu-braunschweig.de

In 2025, Europe recorded 1,112 human cases and 97 deaths from West Nile virus (WNV) across 14 countries; 47% above the 10-year average. Read further 👇 beaconbio.org/en/report/?r... #WestNileVirus

🦟 West Nile virus is an emerging health concern in Europe, especially after two large and unexpected outbreaks in southern Spain in 2020 and 2024. This study looked at nearly 200 people diagnosed with the infection in Seville 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #WestNileVirus

🦟 How has West Nile Virus impacted Europe? 🌍 Once sporadic, WNV is now established across southern, central and eastern Europe. 📈 Cases spike seasonally with warm months; 2022 & 2024 saw 1,000+ infections & dozens of deaths. Read further👇 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/west-nile...

🦟 What do you know about West Nile Virus? In this short video, our team shares key facts about the disease and highlights the goals of LWNVIVAT👇 #WestNileVirus #Vaccines #Virus

🦠 Meet Eudald Vehí Piqué, a PhD student at IrsiCaixa . As part of his PhD, he is developing tonsil organoids created from human cells to test different vaccines, including those currently under development for the West Nile virus. Learn more a👇 #Vaccines #WestNileVirus

🦟 What are the latest updates on #WNV in Europe? Over 1,000 locally acquired human cases of WNV have been reported. This is higher than the average of the past decade for this season but still below the levels seen during major outbreak years. 👇 wnv-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu

🙌 This past Tuesday, we hosted another webinar in our ongoing series featuring Prof. César Muñoz-Fontela from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO). #Ebola #ZoonoticDisease #EmergingDisease #Virus

🙌 Join us for the next session in our webinar series 📅 11 October at 3 PM (CET) 🎤 Speaker: César Muñoz-Fontela from Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 🦟 Topic: Epidemiology of Ebola virus disease 💻 Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/b9aYHF3Z84 #Ebola #Virus

Our project LWNVIVAT brings together many PhD students and early-career researchers. Meet Marina Matilla, a PhD student at @irsicaixa.es who is working on developing proteins found in the envelope of the West Nile virus. 👇 #WestNileVirus #Proteins #PhD #DoctoralStudent

🦟 “West Nile virus is here to stay, but its impact on humans depends on how well we manage mosquitoes" highlighted Dr. Jordi Figuerola in our latest LWNVIVAT webinar. Read full article about the webinar here 👇 lwnvivat.eu/tracking-wes... #WestNileVirus #Endemic #Viruses

🌿 A few days ago, some of our project team members attended the Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases Conference at the IRB | Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Bellinzona. 📸 Check out a few photos from the conference below 👇 #Immunotherapy #InfectiousDiseases

🙌 We have a new webinar next week on our series! 💻 These seminars online seminars are free of charge and you can register using the following link 👉 lnkd.in/dhXaHGYW #WestNileVirus #Survelliance #Mosquito

📅 On September 9, we held our first review with the EU Commission. The project was rated satisfactory, having met all objectives so far. 🙌This positive feedback strengthens our commitment to developing a recombinant vaccine and therapeutic antibodies against #WNV #HorizonEurope

🧪Last week, we hosted a webinar, featuring Dr. Miguel A. Martín-Acebes, Senior Scientist at @csic.es He shared some of his latest research on how West Nile Virus hijacks the body’s lipid and glucose metabolism to replicate and spread. Read further👇 lwnvivat.eu/how-west-nil...

Data of West Nile virus in Europe (as of 5 Aug): 202 human cases in 6 countries, and 10 deaths. Read further👉 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectiou... #WNV #EmergingDiseases #WestNileVirus #Mosquito

☀️ Summer break is over, and our webinar series is back. Our next session will be on 16th September at 3 PM with Miguel A. Martin-Acebes from @csic.es He will talk about "Metabolic reprogramming during West Nile virus infection" 👉Free registration forms.office.com/e/3RKQSD6qDC

Our project is not only working on developing a vaccine against the West Nile virus, but we are also working to boost vaccine literacy, raise social awareness and promote policy innovation to ensure that vaccine reach the society👇 #RRI #Impact #WestNileVirus

Meet Mustafa Ghanizada, a PhD student at University of Copenhagen —one of our research partners—who is using human immune organoids to test West Nile virus vaccines. Read further in our latest interview👇 lwnvivat.eu/interview-wi... #VaccineResearch #Organoids #WestNileVirus

🦟Our project has been featured in several media channels during July. LWNVIVAT was featured on @CSurNoticias , @larazon_es , and @ElTiempoes for its vital role in surveillance, outbreak prevention & vaccine development. #WNV #Vaccines #PublicHealth #WestNileVirus

🎥 Our project coordinator Jorge Carrillo was featured on Canal Sur TV, where he shared insights about our project and its importance. 📺 Watch the full interview here 👇 www.canalsurmas.es/videos/26569...

🤔What are the most innovative parts our project? This is the question that answered Julia Garcia Prado, Principal Investigator at @irsicaixa.es and part of our project. You can watch it here 👇 #Innovation #Research #WestNileVirus #Vaccines

💡How can we maximize the impact of biomedical research while ensuring it’s responsible and inclusive? Join for this free webinar on 🗓️July 8th at 14:30 (CET) which will explore how RRI can be applied to EU projects. Register now to secure your spot! 👉 forms.office.com/e/ag3s4bsLUH

🧬 Last week, our project welcomed Dr. Mireia Pelegrin for a seminar on how antibodies can reprogram the immune system. 🔍 Discover how this could reshape future therapies in our latest post👉 lwnvivat.eu/how-antibodi...

🗞️ "Los caballos, “callejones sin salida” del virus del Nilo Occidental." 🦠🦟🐎🧑‍🦰 Este artículo en @larazonlr.bsky.social repasa cómo se transmite el VNO del mosquito a caballos y humanos, y cómo el proyecto @lwnvivat.bsky.social de #IrsiCaixa trabaja en una vacuna. ⬇️ www.larazon.es/andalucia/ca...

📢 Tomorrow, we’re excited to welcome Mireia Pelegrin. She’ll be giving a talk titled: “Antibody-mediated immunomodulation: a better understanding for better antiviral immunotherapies”. Last chance to register 👇 forms.office.com/pages/respon... 🗓️ Don’t miss it! #Immunology #Virology

Some partners of our project took part at the ISIDORe User Conference in Paris to discuss about pandemic preparedness and response👇 We participated in roundtable discussions to enhance global preparedness for future health emergencies.

✈️ This week, IrsiCaixa took part in the #ISIDORe User Conference in Paris, an event on pandemic preparedness and response. 💉 We shared our research from the EU project @lwnvivat.bsky.social and joined roundtable discussions to help strengthen global responses to future health emergencies.

Mosquito populations are increasing in Spain, raising concern not just for bites, but for the spread of diseases like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and West Nile virus. Read further about this 👇 www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...

🤔 How would you explain LWNVIVAT to someone who isn’t in the scientific field? Michael Hust, researcher and professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig and one of our partners, shared his insights👇 #WestNileVirus #Research #Innovation

#FLAVIVACCINE project is #hiring! A call is open for the position of a #PhD holder, for an unfixed-term work contract to carry out research duties within the project, in the scientific area of #immunology and #infection. Read all the details in the open call 🔗 dozer.i3s.up.pt/fileupload/d...

We’re excited to announce the next seminar where we will have Mireia Pelegrin, Research Director at @cnrs.fr and Group Leader of Antibodies and Immunomodulation. 📍 Online | Free & open to all 👉 Registration link forms.office.com/e/JNgsU2xiaf

🧬 In our 3rd seminar on emerging pathogens, Prof. @luisabarzon.bsky.social talked about the genetic complexity of West Nile Virus 🦟—from its 1937 origins in Uganda to the rise of lineage 2 in Europe. Read further about it in our latest website post👇 lwnvivat.eu/unravelling-...

🚨 West Nile virus is now endemic in Andalusia, especially the Guadalquivir basin. Climate change, globalization & low research funding fuel the rise. In 2024, Spain saw 142 cases—107 in Andalusia alone. Read further about it👇 www.larazon.es/andalucia/vi...

🦠Join Our Next Seminar! We are excited to announce the third seminar in our series on emerging pathogens, with a focus on flaviviruses. 🗓 May 20th 🕒 15:00 – 16:00 CET 🔬 With Prof. Luisa Barzon 🔗 forms.office.com/e/KGMUMAJwak #Flaviviruses #WestNileVirus

🤔 What makes our project stand out in terms of computational innovation? Roc Farriol from the @bsc-cns.bsky.social shares his perspective. 👇

Being part of a European project comes with many advantages. Eudald Vehí Piqué, a PhD student at @irsicaixa.es coordinating partner—shared his thoughts on what being part of this kind of international initiative means to him🎥👇#EuropeanResearch #EU #Flaviviruses

📰 Our project has recently been featured in the media! Our work and our partner HIPRA was featured in @lavanguardia.com, Diari de Girona, and @eldebatecom.bsky.social, highlighting the move from Spain’s first COVID-19 vaccine to combating zoonotic threats like West Nile virus.

🔬 Carlo Carolis is the unit head of the Proteins Technology Unit at @crg.eu. In our project his team is in charge of purifying and characterizing immunogens designed to create a vaccine against West Nile Virus. Read further 👉 lwnvivat.eu/interview-ca... #WestNileVirus #VaccineDevelopment

🧬The second seminar of the series “Emergent Pathogens with a focus on flaviviruses” , featured Dr. @julienpompon.bsky.social, @flavivaccine.bsky.social project coordinator who talked about how flaviviruses outsmart the immune system. Read further about it👉 lwnvivat.eu/how-flavivir...

Mark your calendar! Tomorrow, on April 10 at 15:00 CEST, #FLAVIVACCINE coordinator, @julienpompon.bsky.social, will be a featured speaker in a webinar organized by the @lwnvivat.bsky.social as part of a series on emergent pathogens, with a focus on #flaviviruses. 🔗 flavivaccine.eu/event/mosqui...

Our sister project @flavivaccine.bsky.social , focuses on developing a broad-spectrum vaccine targeting mosquito saliva to protect against multiple flaviviruses. Join us this Thursday, April 10 at 3:00 PM CET with Dr. Julien Pompon✍ Last chance to register! forms.office.com/e/itCWqHubWV

🌍 Today is World Health Day, a day to recognize the importance of health for all people. Health is not simply the absence of disease, it is also influenced by a range of factors that contribute to the quality of life.

🔬 Join us for the next session in our seminar series about flaviviruses. We are thrilled to host Dr. @julienpompon.bsky.social 📅 Date: April 10th 🕒 Time: 3:00 PM (Online) 🔗 Register now to secure your spot! forms.office.com/e/itCWqHubWV #Flaviviruses #EmergentDisease #Pathogens

April 10th at 15h CET, I will present our paper "Multiple orthoflaviviruses secrete sfRNA in mosquito saliva to promote transmission by inhibiting MDA5-mediated early interferon response", driven by Idalba Serrato, during the LWNVIVAT seminar series. here register: forms.office.com/e/itCWqHubWV

@giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social cial led a thought-provoking seminar on emergent pathogens organised by @lwnvivat.bsky.social titled "Flaviviruses Immunological Crosstalk: The Impact of Vaccination." 💉 Read more here: www.yellow4flavi.eu/post/explori...

🔬Last Wednesday our project hosted the first seminar on emergent pathogens with a special focus on Flaviviruses, featuring Dr. @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social Read more about the seminar here 👉 lwnvivat.eu/exploring-fl... #Flavivirus #Vaccination #YellowFever #Immunology @yellow4flavi.bsky.social

🦠Tomorrow, we're kicking off our seminar series on Emerging Pathogens, with a special focus on Flaviviruses. Our first talk will be given by @giobarbaspaeth.bsky.social 🤩See you there! lwnvivat.eu/event/upcomi...

🦠 How does the yellow fever 17D vaccine trigger immunity? Insights from @yellow4flavi.bsky.social could improve flavivirus vaccines! 📅 Mar 19: Don’t miss Dr. Giovanna Barba-Spaeth at our first emerging pathogens seminar. 🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...