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Chris Illingworth @chrisillingworth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We have been thinking about the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. Preprint now out: Rapid modelling of the 2026 Andes virus outbreak predicts limited transmissibility and low mainland outbreak risk. A brief thread follows 1/9 zenodo.org/records/2053...

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Rapid modelling of the 2026 Andes virus outbreak predicts limited transmissibility and low mainland outbreak risk

In May 2026, an outbreak of Andes virus infection was reported among passengers and crew of the cruise ship MV Hondius. As of 27 May, 13 linked cases and three deaths have been reported, with ongoing ...

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

If you don't pasteurise it, how long can H5N1 influenza viruses stay infectious for in milk? We had a look at this in a new preprint with ‪@cvrinfo.bsky.social‬, @roslininstitute.bsky.social‬, ‪@pirbrightinst.bsky.social‬ & the APHA (1/N) www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Woodcut of a Highland Cow (Ed Hutchinson, 2025). The highland cow is staring rather pugnaciously through a square frame, possibly because it is very keen to inform you that it is a member of a predominantly Scottish breed of cattle and that the bovine H5N1 outbreak under discussion is, in fact, currently confined to the mainland USA

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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

First paper from @hongbo1900.bsky.social PhD "Varying phylogenetic signal in susceptibility to four bacterial pathogens across species of Drosophilidae" co-supervised by @benraymond.bsky.social and team @hansonmark.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social sky.social

phylogeny of Drosophila species and barplots showing mean mortality to 4 bacterial pathogens and a control

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Ryan M. Imrie (he/him) @ryanmimrie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Unbiased #microbio25 guide to day 3! Come along to Daniel Weir’s talk (14:45) on tunnelling microtubules induced by IAV 🔬; Maria Manali’s talk (16:15) on IAV & RSV coinfections inc. possible hybrid virus particles 🦠; and me (17:03) talking about cross-immunity and emergence of novel coronaviruses 📈

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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Just out "Making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology" doi.org/10.1098/rspb... from super ⭐ team @meganawallace.bsky.social @duckswabber.bsky.social @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @eddieholmes.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social in Proc B @royalsocietypublishing.org

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Ryan M. Imrie (he/him) @ryanmimrie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

And the day 2 talks #microbio25: Make sure you catch Verena Schultz's talk on equine ISGs affecting influenza viruses (14:45); Kieran Dee's talk on airway culture RNA virus coinfections (16:03); and Matt Turnbull's talk on H5N1 internal genes in bovines (16:51) 🤓🥼🦠

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Ryan M. Imrie (he/him) @ryanmimrie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A 100% unbiased guide to day 2 of #microbio25! The posters @12pm: Be sure to check out @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social poster on single cycle H5N1 viruses 🦠; Hanting Chen's poster on dogs as mixing vessels of IAVs 🐶; and Junsen Zhang's poster on inactivation of IAVs in milk through pasteurisation 🥛

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Connor G G Bamford @connorggbamford.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Obligatory “on way to MicroSoc” announcement… #microbio25 ..come see us presenting in the Antiviral Innate Immunity forum Kaitie Donovan on IFNs) and a poster on Wednesday (Aaron Canton Bastarrachea on flu environmental monitoring). I will also be co-chairing the exciting Virosphere forum Wed pm!

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Sarah K Walsh @sarahkwalsh.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Excited to be at my first @microbiologysociety.org annual conference with the Hutchinson Lab @socialinfluenza.bsky.social! Please come and find me at poster 005 (block A) if you want to talk about biosafe methods to study HPAIV H5N1 🦠

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Ryan M. Imrie (he/him) @ryanmimrie.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Very excited to be at my first #microbio2025 conference! If emerging infectious diseases, coronaviruses, adaptive immunity or epidemiological modelling interest you come see my talk in the Viruses: Adaptive Immunity session on Wednesday 👨‍⚕️🦠🔬

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