Pablo Murcia
@prmurcia.bsky.social
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Virologist always in awe at the beauty and mistery of nature.
Booked
@british-airways.bsky.social
flights for me and my daughter last week. Paid >£2,200, got confirmation & booking ref. Today I go to check the arrival time: booking gone. Called BA: “auto-cancelled by the system” with no notice. ~2 hs phone call to fix it. What if I had shown up at the airport?
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Thanks to medical historian Martin Furmanski for driving the research of this hypothesis that might generate new leads about the origin of the 1918 flu pandemic. Just published in
@jidjournal.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1093/infd...
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Did horses act as intermediate hosts that facilitated the emergence of 1918 pandemic influenza?
Based on historical research of equine influenza epidemiology and horse movement data, we hypothesize that horses acted as intermediate hosts during the ge
https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf197
9 months ago
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A must read that illustrates the importance of free and independent press. And an amazing story.
about 1 year ago
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Pablo Murcia
Thelonevirologist
about 1 year ago
Use of equine H3N8 hemagglutinin as a broadly protective influenza vaccine immunogen
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Use of equine H3N8 hemagglutinin as a broadly protective influenza vaccine immunogen - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Use of equine H3N8 hemagglutinin as a broadly protective influenza vaccine immunogen
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-01037-1
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A letter to the Editor of the Equine Veterinary Journal about the implications of H5N1 influenza exposure in
beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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<em>Equine Veterinary Journal</em> | BEVA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.14439
about 1 year ago
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Pablo Murcia
Thelonevirologist
about 1 year ago
Seasonal influenza a virus lineages exhibit divergent abilities to antagonize interferon induction and signaling
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Seasonal influenza a virus lineages exhibit divergent abilities to antagonize interferon induction and signaling
Author summary Successful replication and transmission of influenza A viruses (IAVs) requires effective subversion of the innate immune response. We developed a new single cell method to examine the i...
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012727
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Pablo Murcia
Thelonevirologist
about 1 year ago
Avian flu suspected in cats that drank raw milk as virus kills animals at Arizona zoo
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
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Avian flu suspected in cats that drank raw milk as virus kills animals at Arizona zoo
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-suspected-cats-drank-raw-milk-virus-kills-animals-arizona-zoo
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Our research featured in Neewsweek
www.newsweek.com/birdflu-hors...
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Fear bird flu silently spreading as horse infections confirmed
Horses have been infected by bird flu without symptoms, raising concerns the virus could spread to other species, including humans.
https://www.newsweek.com/birdflu-horses-pandemic-h5n1-2000425
about 1 year ago
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Pablo Murcia
MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research
about 1 year ago
🦠 Do you want to study alongside an internationally leading critical mass of virologists? The CVR PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants. Deadline: Mon 6 Jan 2025 More info:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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Pablo Murcia
MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research
about 1 year ago
🐄 NEW | Research from the CVR reveals how
#H5N1
avian influenza has adapted to infect bovine cells, contributing to a major outbreak in dairy cattle in North America. Multiple internal genomic segments of the virus drive its adaptation to bovine cells.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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POLYGENIC DETERMINANTS OF H5N1 ADAPTATION TO BOVINE CELLS
H5N1 avian influenza virus (lineage 2.3.4.4b, B3.13 genotype) has caused, unexpectedly, a large outbreak in dairy cattle in North America. It is critical to ascertain how this virus has specifically a...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.29.626120v1
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Pablo Murcia
MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research
about 1 year ago
📢 New research from Prof Pablo Murcia & colleagues found that horses have been infected with H5N1 (avian influenza) in Asia and these infections have been occurring undetected. Find out more:
gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Read the research:
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Pablo Murcia
MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research
about 1 year ago
JP's image showed mosquitoes that had been fed with a sugar solution containing different coloured food dyes.
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Pablo Murcia
UofGNews
about 1 year ago
Horses have been infected with H5N1 – avian flu – in Asia, and those infections have been occurring in horses undetected, according to a new study led by
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
's
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
in collaboration with an international team of scientists. More➡️
gla.ac/41pgA2K
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Pablo Murcia
MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research
about 1 year ago
🦸 Hidden superheroes in our cells!?
@waelskamel.bsky.social
,
@castello-lab.bsky.social
& the Rosalind Franklin Institute have uncovered how a team of cellular “superheroes” leap into action to stop viruses in their tracks. More:
gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
The study:
cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Our research featured today in Sky News
youtube.com/watch?v=lC3N...
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=lC3Ne9XBi5E
about 1 year ago
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Pablo Murcia
Stuart Neil
about 1 year ago
I am looking for 2 postdoctoral researchers to join my lab to work on the role of HIV-1 accessory proteins in the pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS and viral latency. Please contact me informally or ‘re-sky’ to anyone you think may be interested. Closing Dec 10th
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV639/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV639/postdoctoral-research-associate
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Pablo Murcia
Thelonevirologist
about 1 year ago
China reports two more H9N2 avian flu cases
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
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China reports two more H9N2 avian flu cases
H9N2 is known to circulate in poultry in the region, and infections are typically reported in children who experience mild disease.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/china-reports-two-more-h9n2-avian-flu-cases
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Pablo Murcia
Jesse Erasmus
about 1 year ago
Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list!
go.bsky.app/SinqoJU
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Horses are natural hosts of influenza viruses so it’s no surprise that they can be infected by H5N1. We should monitor such infections in equine populations to prevent the emergence of novel influenza viruses that might affect horses and other animals, or even humans.
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Evidence of Influenza A(H5N1) Spillover Infections in Horses, Mongolia
Evidence of H5N1 Influenza Spillover Infections in Horses, Mongolia
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-1266_article
about 1 year ago
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