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Rebecca

@beka-jane.bsky.social
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🎓 Zoology (BSc) 🎓 Veterinary Epidemiology (MSc) 🐶🐹🍁🪐🎮📚

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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Defended my master’s thesis today! My paper was on the epidemiology of suspected theobromine (chocolate) ingestion in UK dogs. I’m now officially a postgrad! 🎉 Next step is publication and job hunting 😅📝 #mastersdegree #veterinary #epidemiology #RVC
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
📰 DEFRA avian influenza update on 06 Mar 2025 #IDSky #IDEpi 🐔 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 confirmed in commercial poultry premises near Thirsk, North Yorkshire. 📊 26 cases of HPAI H5N1 in England in 2025 🔗 Avian influenza: latest situation in England 👇 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Happy 1st birthday to my gorgeous dwarf hamster Ahsoka! She was the most beautiful pup 🐹🤍 #adopt #rescue #happybirthday
Top image of a white dwarf hamster called Ahsoka. Bottom image of the same dwarf hamster but as a pup (a baby).
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Pamela Ann @justpeachie05.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Starter packs are such a great feature of this platform. The first half of my career and grad school were in zoonotic disease research and vet med. Now I work in health informatics but still love to read about vet med!
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
For anyone new! I have a starter pack for all things veterinary epidemiology, zoonotic disease, and vet public health 🐑🐓🐄🐖 Let me know if you want to be added ☺️ #EpiSky #VetMedSky #IDSky #Veterinary #Epidemiology #publichealth go.bsky.app/Go5jec9
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I have reached 100 followers 🎉 Thanks everyone, it’s been a great couple of weeks since joining 🦋. Looking forward to further building and contributing to the scientific community on BlueSky ☺️
Image reads “Thank you 100 followers”.
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EC @elainecboston.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
H5N1 bird flu has spread to dairy cows in 15 states: CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, MI, MN, NC, NM, OH, OK, SD, TX, UT & WY People are being advised NOT to drink raw milk because pasteurization kills the virus in milk (& eggs) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/us-bird-flu-dairy-workers
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Bird flu infections more widespread among US dairy workers than thought – study
Rate of dairy workers with antibodies to bird flu significantly higher than known cases of virus
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Brandon Hayes @brandonhayes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Chuffed to share our latest #EFSA report, investigating the impact of wild boar density on #ASF spread by calibrating a spatially-explicit mechanistic transmission model to high-resolution surveillance data in northern Italy 🕵️🐗🦠🧮🗺️📈 @timvergne.bsky.social @borizook.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yb5s9n6a
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Elucidating the influence of wild boar density on African swine fever spread in wild boar populations, Italy, 2022–2023
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
1/ 📄 Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in dairy cattle: origin, evolution & cross-species transmission | Minireview in mBio 🧪 Discusses epidemiology, evolution, pathogenesis & potential impact of HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in dairy cattle in the United States. #IDsky #EpiSky doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
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Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in dairy cattle: origin, evolution, and cross-species transmission | mBio
Influenza viruses are classified into four genera, namely Alphainfluenzavirus (influenza A virus [IAV]), Betainfluenzavirus (influenza B virus [IBV]), Gammainfluenzavirus (influenza C virus [ICV]) and...
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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 17/11/2024
🧪 🛟 H5N1 on the radar: New research maps how mutations in the H5 hemagglutinin protein could impact transmission, stability, and immune escape—key insights for pandemic preparedness. Our Summary: buff.ly/4fRbT5w #H5N1 #Influenza #PublicHealth #MedSky #IDSky #EpiSky
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Decoding H5 Influenza: How Deep Mutational Scanning Advances Pandemic Preparedness
ALT: an image of a small bird in a tree, with what appears to be a contrasted microscopy image of influenza to its right
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Wolf-kissed 🐺 #vpsupport #vprepost #VPBlueMonday #virtualphotography #acvalhalla
Portrait of Eivor from Assassins Creed Valhalla in the rain.
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For once a TikTok trend that is actually really fun and joyful! It’s important to have a creative outlet when you’re doing science most days of the week! 🎨
A colouring page of a piebald rabbit wearing earmuffs writing a letter to Santa sitting at their desk watching snow fall outside the window at night. On the desk is a lamp, stationary, and a snow globe. The page was coloured in using alcohol marker pens and gel pens.
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My scientific paper quote of the day “Today’s research will be the basis for tomorrow’s decisions.” Currently reading papers to critically appraise my own surveillance proposal for early detection surveillance of African Horse Sickness Virus in the UK. Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22265642/
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Policy-driven development of cost-effective, risk-based surveillance strategies - PubMed
Animal health and residue surveillance verifies the good health status of the animal population, thereby supporting international free trade of animals and animal products. However, active surveillanc...
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello #StatsSky and #EpiSky ! I would love recommendations of free (or student-budget friendly) resources to teach myself #rstats from scratch. My university teaches #stata, but a lot of job applications are asking for R. Any tips for where I should start to learn R basics? Thank you! 📊
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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
New statistical significance meme! #StatsSky #EpiSky
Statistics version of the distracted boyfriend meme. The boyfriend is labelled statistical significance. He is turning his head to admire a woman (labelled sample size) to the disgust of his girlfriend (labelled effect size).
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Amy Johnston, PhD CPH @amydjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Step 1: Download all the papers. Step 2: Never read them. Step 3: Pretend you’ve got it all under control. #AcademicLife #DigitalHoarder #AcademicSky #EpiSky
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
1/ Summary from this week’s UKHSA influenza surveillance report. 🧪 Seasonal influenza activity in England at baseline levels, increasing slightly across indicators. #IDSky #EpiSky 🗓️ Report based on data up to week 45 2024 (04-10 Nov 2024) Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Influenza activity.

Influenza activity increased slightly across most indicators compared with the previous reporting week and was circulating at baseline levels. Emergency department (ED) attendances for influenza-like-illness (ILI) increased slightly overall. The number of influenza-confirmed ARI incidents in week 45 increased slightly compared with the previous week.

Weekly influenza vaccine uptake for the 2024 to 2025 season is reported for week 45 (data up to 10 November 2024). Compared with the equivalent week last season (2023 to 2024), vaccine uptake is slightly lower for those aged 2 years, comparable for those aged 3 years, and higher for pregnant women. Data is not comparable to previous seasons for those aged 65 years and over, and those aged under 65 years in clinical risk groups. This is because in previous seasons, these cohorts have been eligible from 1 September, rather than from 3 October this season.
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Fun data visualisation of different dog breeds. I’m biased to agree with the Miniature Schnauzer positioning! Do you agree where your dog is positioned? #datavis #dogsofbluesky Source: informationisbeautiful.net/visualizatio...
Dog breeds were examined on intelligence, longevity, genetic ailments and markers to create a data score. This score was plotted against public popularity of various breeds according to the American Kennel Club. Data visualised on a graph ranked dog breeds into 4 sections “hot dogs” “overlooked treasures” “rightly ignored” and “inexplicably overrated” breeds.
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I have created a starter pack for vet epi / zoonotic disease. Anyone interested in joining the pack feel free to message me! #episky #medsky #IDsky #animalhealth #vetepi go.bsky.app/Go5jec9
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I have some new followers so time for an intro post! 👩🏼 Hi, I’m Rebecca! 👩🏼‍🎓 I’m currently studying MSc Veterinary Epidemiology at the RVC. 📝 My master’s thesis is on the epidemiology of chocolate ingestion in UK dogs 🐶🐹 I post pics of my dog and hamster! 👾 I dabble in virtual photography!
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hey #episky , #medsky and #IDSky ! I’m on the look out for veterinary epidemiologists to follow, as well as human epidemiologists that are interested in zoonotic diseases! Thanks 🐓🐮
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Rainy day in Lincolnscire ☔️ #VPMagentaThursday #VPSupport #vprepost #VirtualPhotography #acvalhalla
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Be my eyes, Synin 🐦‍⬛ #VPBlueMonday #vpsupport #vprepost #virtualphotography #acvalhalla
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
#lestweforget #armisticeday #kingscross #photography
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Izzy getting comfy with her emotional support teddy 🐻‍❄️🙈 #schanuzer #dog
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Studying in London does come with its perks ✨ #london #nightlife #kingscross #photography
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla giving off perfect Autumn vibes 🍂 #virtualphotography #VP #acvalhalla #autumn #fall
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Rebecca @beka-jane.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Ahsoka says hello! 🐹🤍 #hamster #starwars #firstpost
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