Reposted by Carina BrehonyIan M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 20/05/20261️⃣/2️⃣ Verison 11. Tidying up & alignment with last WHO RA The ring of people around the boat is to highlight that they are all linked to transmission aboard the MV Hondius (technically, the index case(s), presumably acquired the infection on land and brought it aboard) 12712
Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Irish scientists, clinicians & researchers in public health, epidemiology & microbiology with an interest in bacterial genomics as a tool for tracking disease in the Irish context; please see this great opportunity not to be missed!! 'Bacterial Genomic Surveillance', TCD, June 22-26. Details below: 091
Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Protecting infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Ireland: Impact of a national nirsevimab immunisation programme, 2024/2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comProtecting infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Ireland: Impact of a national nirsevimab immunisation programme, 2024/2025To reduce the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants, Ireland implemented a national immunisation programme in the 2024/2025 season. I… 020
Reposted by Carina BrehonyEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 23/10/2025#JustPublished 🍅 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀. In collaboration with @efsa.europa.eu, #ECDC has published an updated Rapid Outbreak Assessment on a multi-country outbreak of #SalmonellaStrathcona ST2559 linked to tomato consumption. Read ➡️ bit.ly/47luPXLbit.lyProlonged cross-border Salmonella outbreak linked to small tomatoesA total of 437 cases reported across 17 European countries as investigations identify small tomatoes from Sicily as the likely source of a cross-border Salmonella outbreak. 1127
Reposted by Carina BrehonyEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 08/10/2025🧬 New #GenEpiBioTrain course! Bacterial Strain Taxonomy for Genomic Surveillance 📅 22–23.10, 09:00–12:00 (CEST) Learn how bacterial pathogens are classified & named in genomic surveillance – from #MLST & #cgMLST to SNP-based & k-mer clustering. Info: bit.ly/48qT5df #ECDCTraining #IDsky #EpiSky 287
Reposted by Carina BrehonyEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 08/10/2025🧬 New #ECDC e-learning now available! Essentials of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and data analysis A beginner-level course introducing next generation sequencing (NGS) with a focus on #SARSCoV2 - featuring Illumina, IonTorrent and Nanopore technologies. 🔗 bit.ly/4q2rrtk #ECDCTraining #NGS #PublicHealth 164
Reposted by Carina BrehonyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2025CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports. Horrifying news for public health. 852103773773
Reposted by Carina BrehonyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing. 166154493851
Reposted by Carina Brehonyambie nickelspooki✨ @trashxbandicoot.bsky.social · 09/06/2025good morning friends 💚✨ 82280495784
Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 20/05/2025We already had a packed house and fantastic evening of talks last night. So don't miss out on tomorrow the Wednesday 21st Pint of Science event in Maynooth!! This event is free and open to all. See details & tickets below pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social #pint25 082
Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Join us in Maynooth next week for a fun series of talks on everything from justice, bacteria and the cosmos! See details below 031
Reposted by Carina BrehonyPint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟 Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00. Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025 112
Reposted by Carina BrehonyCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 15/05/2025This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait. gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...gizmodo.comOrange You Glad We Finally Figured Out Why Some Cats Are GingerNew research identifies a unique mutation found only in cats that explains their orangeness. 1641408115
Reposted by Carina BrehonyEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 12/05/2025Currently, respiratory virus activity is low in the EU/EEA. #Influenza & #RSV have decreased to low levels in most countries. #SARSCoV2 remains low, but it is important to remain vigilant for potential increases. More information on erviss.org #RespiratoryDiseases #Epidemiology #Flu #IDsky #EpiSky 1149
Reposted by Carina BrehonyCarina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event? Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.socialpintofscience.ieMaynooth eventsMaynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you 065
Reposted by Carina BrehonyCarroll Lab Oxford @carroll-lab.bsky.social · 09/05/2025📢 Interesting paper alert (short thread): A phylogenetic analysis of bat sarbecoviruses reveals the closest known ancestors of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 were circulating in horseshoe bats less than a decade before their emergence in humans. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThe recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2The emergence of SARS-CoV in 2002 and SARS-CoV-2 in 2019 led to increased sampling of sarbecoviruses circulating in horseshoe bats. Employing phylogen… 142
Carina Brehony @carinabrehony.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event? Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.socialpintofscience.ieMaynooth eventsMaynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you 065
Reposted by Carina BrehonyAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Who’s wearing the wrong shit now 737178452881
Reposted by Carina BrehonyPint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · 26/04/2025🎟️ #Pint25 Tickets Available Now! 🎉 Join us 19-21 May for 164 speakers, 50 events, and science fun across 9 Irish cities! Grab your FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie/locations/ Hurry, spaces are limited! #SciComm #Ireland 077
Reposted by Carina BrehonyPint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🎉 Celebrating #Pint25 Volunteers Across Ireland! 🎉 Meet the dedicated volunteers in Dundalk, Sligo, Maynooth, Limerick, & Mullingar! Join us 19-21 May for engaging science events, talks, and connections. Thank you! 🌟 @carinabrehony.bsky.social @rabbitcomplex.bsky.social @k8duffy.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Carina BrehonyMark O’Brien @obrienpmark.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Time to post the real story of Easter from Shane Daniel Byrne again 😂 #easter 36723
Reposted by Carina BrehonyRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 12/04/2025This is literally eugenics 1020145
Reposted by Carina BrehonyESCMID @escmid.bsky.social · 03/04/2025📣ESCMID is now on Threads & BlueSky! 🧵🦋 Keep up w/ #ESCMID activities all year 🫠 Help build our ID community & follow us on our newest platforms! By doing so, you will be entered to win cool prizes at #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 & beyond. ✨ Campaign ends today! #IDSky #clinmicro #campaign #day4 #giveaway 13313
Reposted by Carina BrehonyNature @nature.com · 25/03/2025Genetic data giant 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? go.nature.com/4iDBiligo.nature.comWhat went wrong at 23andMe? Why the genetic-data giant risks collapseAt-home DNA testing is no longer in high demand — and critics have raised concerns about unreliable tests and privacy. 3439
Reposted by Carina BrehonyHSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre @hpscireland.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Today is World TB day. Ireland is making important strides towards eradicating TB, but the disease remains a public health challenge globally. #worldTBday #TB #Tuberculosis 101
Reposted by Carina BrehonyDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 22/01/2025New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts. And no indication how long the pause will last. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.washingtonpost.comTrump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing reviewThe agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers. 48543752976
Reposted by Carina BrehonyDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21/01/2025Trump’s White House just withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization. This shameful embrace of science denial puts the entire world at greater risk of climate catastrophe and deadly pandemics. 28994275
Reposted by Carina BrehonyThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 20/01/2025Back on the grind tomorrow 246329945806
Reposted by Carina BrehonyKeith Jolley @kjolley.bsky.social · 08/01/2025BIGSdb v1.50.1 has been released. This adds support for Neighbour-Joining trees in GrapeTree. Full release notes at github.com/kjolley/BIGS... 064
Reposted by Carina BrehonyJames Zlosnik @jameszlosnik.bsky.social · 11/01/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThese are the 20 most-studied bacteria — the majority have been ignoredModel microbes such as Escherichia coli hog scientists’ attention, leaving most known bacteria with few publications devoted to them. 043
Reposted by Carina BrehonyLBC @lbc.co.uk · 09/01/2025'How's that on a scale of medieval misogyny?' Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that Elon Musk is 'riddled with contradictions'. 381352505
Reposted by Carina BrehonyHSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre @hpscireland.bsky.social · 20/12/2024#Flu, #RSV and #COVID19 are all on the increase in Ireland and flu is likely to peak over the Christmas holidays. We've updated COVID-19, flu & RSV data in the Respiratory Virus Notification Data Hub. Explore the hub at respiratoryvirus.hpsc.ie 042
Reposted by Carina BrehonyT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 19/11/2024State of SARS-CoV-2 evolution (Nov. 2024). 19480148
Reposted by Carina BrehonyDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18/12/2024California's State of Emergency declaration comes after the CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US. 213742
Reposted by Carina BrehonyDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18/12/2024California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a State of Emergency due to concerns over bird flu infections across the US. 281044426
Reposted by Carina BrehonyPresident of Ireland @president.ie · 17/12/2024President Higgins today hosted a credential ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin for the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Nicola Faganello, and Ambassador of the State of Palestine, H.E. Jilan Abdaljamid 216155
Reposted by Carina BrehonyHelen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024It might be a day or two — or potentially longer — before health officials in DRC can determine what is the cause of an outbreak in a remote part of the country where 382 cases, 79 of them fatal, have been reported. Samples had to be transported >500 km for testing. www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...statnews.comCause of outbreak in DRC still being investigated, health officials sayA disease outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 79 deaths. Health officials are still investigating the cause. 415268
Reposted by Carina BrehonyMisty Miller ☻ @mistymadonna.bsky.social · 01/12/2024LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up. 602267183604
Reposted by Carina BrehonyJason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 30/11/2024🇮🇪 Best teller outfit ever. #irishelection #ge24 141138249
Reposted by Carina BrehonyBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Today’s poem is dedicated to all those who have taken it upon themselves to correct the grammar or spelling in my poems over the last few weeks. It’s called ‘Pedents’. 1111385264
Reposted by Carina BrehonySheppard Lab @sheppardlab.bsky.social · 25/11/2024New bioinformatics postdoc position in our lab! @ineosoxford.bsky.social; @oxfordbiology.bsky.social; @dunnschool.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.comJob Details 0410
Reposted by Carina BrehonyKeith Jolley @kjolley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024BIGSdb v1.49.1 has been released. This version improves the layout of user registration and admin pages, and provides the option to export LIN code prefixes of specified length in the Export plugin. BIGSdb powers the databases on pubmlst.org and bigsdb.pasteur.fr. github.com/kjolley/BIGS...pubmlst.orgPubMLST - Public databases for molecular typing and microbial genome diversityPublic databases for molecular typing and microbial genome diversity 01912
Reposted by Carina BrehonyAlan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Job Fairy Our MRC UK-China AMR project DETECTIVE-II needs a post doc. Please reach out if you are interested edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comResearch Fellow - Department of Microbes, Infection and Microbiomes - 104952 - Grade 7To take a lead role in the development and delivery of an MRC funded UK-China research network on antimicrobial resistance epidemiology 12544
Reposted by Carina BrehonySpace Pics ✪ @handle.invalid · 29/11/2024Cat's Paw Nebula 🐈 Cosmic cat leaves it's pawprint on the canvas of the cosmos 271491120
Reposted by Carina BrehonyBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, this is spot on. Do not obey in advance! 754297867677