Why did AstraZeneca decide to withdraw the nasal flu vaccine (Fluenz) from the EU market?! marketaccesstoday.com/astrazeneca-...

Who thought it would be a great idea to provide a noisy ambulance toy in the kids hospital waiting room?! 😭🙉

🧪 Great to see more recognition for immunology of non-model organisms! Studies in livestock and wildlife will yield impactful insights for 𝘢𝘭𝘭 health 🦆🦭🚶‍♀️ #VeterinaryImmunology #OpenAccess #OneHealth

13th human case of #H5N1 in Cambodia this year: 6-year-old boy from Tbong Khmum province, confirmed on July 21. Exposure likely linked to sick and dead poultry. He is currently in intensive care. 🧪🧬🥼🦠🔬😷🐓💉

🧪 This month, Cambodia reported its 12th human H5N1 bird flu case of the year - a worrying rise linked to a new strain spreading in the region. I write for the @uk.theconversation.com on what we know so far, and why better surveillance matters more than ever: theconversation.com/child-hospit...

🧪 Earlier this year, two highly pathogenic bird flu viruses: H5N1 and H5N5, both from the 2.3.4.4b panzootic lineage, were linked to a seabird die-off in the UK. Notably, H5N5 was also found in dead seals at the same time. Read more in the preprint from APHA: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

"A troubling pattern is also emerging: seven of this year’s cases occurred in June alone." New from @divyav.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com on how after almost a decade without bird flu cases in Cambodia, cases of the virus have been steadily climbing 👇 theconversation.com/child-hospit...

Cambodia just reported its 12th human H5N1 bird flu case of the year - a worrying rise linked to a new strain spreading in the region. I write for the @uk.theconversation.com on what we know so far, and why better surveillance matters more than ever: theconversation.com/child-hospit...

incredible new opportunity to interact and download data on seals accross the UK. amazing work by @seamammalresearch.bsky.social

For some reason these microlibraries remind me of Oodi in Helsinki--which is huge, but also very inviting: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is terrible news, HMMER & Infernal are at the heart of DBs like Pfam, Rfam & Dfam. And vital pipelines such as AlphaFold.

I'm thinking of organising a meeting on endogenous viral elements (RNA, DNA and retroviral) - if you'd potentially be interested, please fill out the form here - forms.gle/wrCiWMw4yXZe... - so I can gauge interest. Please RT or share with anyone maybe interested! 🧪🧬🖥️🦠 #virology #bioinformatics

“Conserved domain of unknown function” feeling some feelings about my protist days

I thought it was a joke but it's not. There's an actual study. Researchers at Penn & Finland engineered gum with antiviral bean proteins that ⬇️ viral load in the mouth the main site of replication for many viruses, including SarsCov2, HSV-1 &2, & influenza. www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...

Can't access the paper but... I wonder how much of this is a COVID thing, and how much it is a general viral infection/response to virus/vaccine thing - maybe understanding triggers for viral reactivation can shed light on clinical phenomena we still don't have explanations for.

Ufff this cosmetics brand advert at the children’s hospital waiting room !!

What’s better way to start the day than a food coma? It’s nice to be back.

One Year Later-"It Has Been Determined" that Retrospective Infected Dairy Herd Serology can be Disclosed open.substack.com/pub/hogvet51...

Crustless quiche! Forgot the ready-made pastry. Because I cannot cook AND help two children resolve their respective urgent! life-and-death situations at the same time…

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Closing this friday!

Because there's not enough going on: Arizona has found #H5N1 #birdflu in milk and it looks like yet another spillover from wild birds. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/a...

Tl;DR: 32 minutes - alternate hot and cool 8x. It's science! 🧪

There is now a possible human case of new-in-cattle H5 D1.1 in Nevada, US: hogvet51.substack.com/p/presumptiv...

Nice overview of flu-related neuropathology over the years with some new findings on the impact of #HPAI (highly pathogenic) #2.3.4.4b #H5N1 virus on marine mammals: neuropathology + inflammation of the heart muscles + lesions in the placenta = mother to pup transmission. Some tangents below!

We uncovered the same statistical structure that is a hallmark of human language in whale song, published today in Science. @inbalarnon.bsky.social @simonkirby.bsky.social @jennyallen13.bsky.social @clairenea.bsky.social @emma-carroll.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Potential cross-species spread between mammals - yet another development in the evolution of the (2.3.4.4b) H5 "bird" flu virus. Frustrating lack of data from the CDC...

I agree with Scott. This is important because: 1. This shows that cattle are susceptible to other H5N1 viruses, not just B3.13. 2. D1.1 viruses are currently transmitting really efficiently through wild birds in North America, and are very widespread. ...

Are you thinking of starting work on influenza for the first time because of... reasons? Or does your lab train people to work on flu? With Maria Amorim and Yohei Yamauchi, we've written a chapter specifically on getting up to speed on flu ... (1/2) link.springer.com/protocol/10....

Open #Postdoc position for a v cool viral dynamics in wildlife project at the Royal Veterinary College with a great set of people - 4 days to deadline!

Flashback to #ThisAmericanLife covering this story of the rabbi who helped women get their divorce by force until… www.thisamericanlife.org/516/stuck-in...

Hello world! #firstbskypost