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Timothée Vergne

@timvergne.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of veterinary public health at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse #ENVT 🇨🇵 Epidemiologist and infectious disease modeller Head of the @epidesa.bsky.social lab 🐔🐖🐮🦆🐗🦠💻

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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A powerful example of #OneHealth in action! #Rabies still kills around 60,000 people every year worldwide, despite being a fully preventable disease though the #vaccination of dog populations. Since 2023, @missionrabies.bsky.social has been carrying out massive vaccination campaigns in #Cambodia.
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Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · 23/09/2025
a bit delayed, but still hot: ‪‪A phylodynamic study, conducted in southwestern France, on the importance of farm density when it comes to avian influenza spread: www.nature.com/articles/s42... @claireguinat.bsky.social @epidesa.bsky.social
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Poultry farm density and proximity drive highly pathogenic avian influenza spread - Communications Biology
A study using phylodynamics to investigate highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 spread in southwestern France in 2020 and 2021 demonstrates that a single introduction led to rapid spread, mainly in duck farms, with farm density driving transmission.
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Epidesa @epidesa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Interested in showcasing your infectious disease modelling skills? Want to help hone your teams' outbreak response capabilities in a simulated peacetime setting? Registration for the first-ever HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open!
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Brandon Hayes @brandonhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Chuffed to announce that registration for the HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open! Interested in testing your modelling team's outbreak response capabilities in a synthetic, peacetime setting? Want to contribute to the improvement of HPAI epidemic preparedness? Check out below:
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HPAI Modelling Challenge @hpai-mod-challenge.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨 Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI! Participate alongside other modelling teams as you: 🌍 simulate outbreaks 🧮 test management strategies 🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness #HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
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Claire Guinat @claireguinat.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
📢 New paper out! Since Oct 2023, France has vaccinated ducks against HPAI. Outbreaks dropped sharply. We estimated 314–756 outbreaks were expected, but saw 96–99% fewer. Vaccination likely key, but other factors still to explore. doi.org/10.3201/eid3... @epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social
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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · 19/05/2025
African swine fever outbreaks in pigs fell by 83% in 2023, hitting the lowest level since 2017. The number of Member States affected by ASF declined, with Sweden now ASF-free. Our experts recommend continued focus on passive surveillance for early detection. europa.eu/!X6fBb8 #AfricanSwineFever
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African swine fever outbreaks in pigs in the EU are falling
Last year African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pigs declined by 83% compared to 2023 (from 1,929 to 333), according to EFSA’s latest annual epidemiological report. The drop was mainly due t...
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Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) @envt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
RECHERCHE - 🌍 Le projet WiLiMan-ID, financé par l’UE, lance The Deadly Five, une série de courts-métrages dédiée à 5 maladies infectieuses animales majeures, classées parmi les + préoccupantes mondialement. 🔗 urlr.me/rzQwsF @timvergne.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social
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The Deadly Five - Actualité, Communiqué de presse, IHAP, Recherche - ENVT
Une nouvelle série de courts-métrages, The Deadly Five, met en lumière l’importance des maladies infectieuses animales dans le monde. Vienne, Autriche – 20 mars 2025  – Le  projet WiLiMan-ID, financé ...
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Am looking for a highly motivated #PhD candidate to design innovative epidemiological surveillance strategies for avian #influenza in a #vaccination context, with field activities in Morocco. Interface between #virology and quantitative #epidemiology Apply by 30 April 2025 👉 lnkd.in/e8SXWA3U
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
So grateful to be part of a system that values scientific expertise for making evidence-based decisions! 🌍🇪🇺 Intense days at @efsa.europa.eu to finalise the annual report analysing the 2024 epidemiological situation on African swine fever #ASF in Europe. Released in May. @efsa-animals.bsky.social
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Claire Guinat @claireguinat.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🔈We are hiring: postdoctoral position as part of the #TrackFLU project! Interested in fieldwork and #phylodynamics of avian influenza viruses, this is for you! Deadline: April 13th More info at lnkd.in/dJYeeEsC @epidesa.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Ce soir, environ 1000 personnes (my guess) se sont rassemblées à #Toulouse en soutien à #StandUpForScience. Des cheveux grisonnants mais, à mon goût, trop peu d'étudiants, alors que Toulouse compte près de 40 000 étudiants en sciences. En espérant que le mouvement prenne de l'ampleur !
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Pour l'indépendance de la science et la lutte contre l'obscurantisme ! ✊ 👉 standupforscience.fr/322-2/
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Stand Up For Science France @standupforscifr.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand up for Science », ainsi qu’à une journée de mobilisation nationale le 7 mars. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
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« Défendons les sciences face aux nouveaux obscurantismes »
TRIBUNE. En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand...
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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 01/03/2025
Le texte que @mariusgilbert.bsky.social et moi avons écrit il y a un mois vient de paraître dans Le Monde (avec quelques mises à jour). Nous nous inquiétions des attaques de la nouvelle administration états-unienne contre la science. Malheureusement, la situation ne s'est pas arrangée depuis...
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« Les mesures brutales de la nouvelle administration Trump s’apparentent à une attaque généralisée contre la science et la place de l’expertise dans la société »
TRIBUNE. Interruptions de projets de recherche, réduction drastique des moyens, licenciements de scientifiques, purges de bases de données… Ordres et contre-ordres se succèdent dans une confusion géné...
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Claire Guinat @claireguinat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
📢 New paper out! 🦆 Our latest study on HPAI in France and risk mapping has just been published doi.org/10.1371/jour... @epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social ENVT ULB
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Spatial risk modelling of highly pathogenic avian influenza in France: Fattening duck farm activity matters
In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the key spatial risk factors and predictive risk maps for HPAI infection in France, with a focus on the 2016–17 and 2020–21 epidemic waves. Our fi...
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BIOSECURE @biosecure.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
@timvergne.bsky.social our first episode guest, nominated Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt as a biosecurity champion🏅, and after much anticipation, we finally got him on the show! 🎙️ Listen to the 8th episode of BIOSECURE Podcast here: shorturl.at/dNp4b #worththewait #biosecurity #WABA
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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Usually, HPAI is first detected by increased mortality in sheds. Here, day of first infection calculated, with a useful app. Data useful for contact tracing poultry and farms. App: first-inf.sk8.inrae.fr 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Après de longues négociations, la diplomatie sanitaire française a réussi à lever l'embargo que les Etats-Unis et le Canada avaient mis en place sur les volailles françaises, suite à la campagne de vaccination des canards contre l'IAHP ayant débuté en octobre 2023. www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Les Etats-Unis et le Canada lèvent l’embargo sur les volailles françaises
Après quinze mois de négociations, les embargos sur certaines volailles françaises sont levés, grâce à la diplomatie sanitaire entre la France, les Etats-Unis et le Canada.
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Excited to officially announce my new book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty, out in March (UK) and May (US) and available now to pre-order: proof.kucharski.io It digs into the ideas we can use to weigh evidence and converge on truth under pressure - and what happens when they fail... 1/
Book covers and quotes from proof.kucharski.io
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Marion Koopmans @marionkoopmans.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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The global H5N1 influenza panzootic in mammals - Nature
This Perspective reviews the molecular and ecological factors that have driven the expansion in geographical distribution and host species range of H5N1 avian influenza viruses, leading to the current...
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Claire Guinat @claireguinat.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#TrackFLU. Fieldwork began in Takeo, Cambodia, this January! Our team is exploring poultry markets, farms, and more. Thanks to everyone for keeping it on track! 🙌 @epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @institutpasteur.bsky.social. Read more: trackflu.inrae-envt.com
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Egil A.J. Fischer🟥 @egilfischer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
In the train back from #VIVACE kick off meeting in Paris vivace.hub.inrae.fr/vivace Thirteen PHD students are going to be trained and doing research on avian influenza vaccination in birds. #mariecurie. We will soon open a position in Utrecht!
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Si votre Edito est assez long , utiliser le champ Texte de l'objet Edito .L'insertion de texte dans ce champ déclenche le lien lire la suite qui permet &...
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Egil A.J. Fischer🟥 @egilfischer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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PhD on Avian Influenza Surveillance in EU Doctoral Network
Do you want to make an impact on sustainable poultry health, while working in an international doctoral network? Check this vacancy!
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
"When did the highly pathogenic avian flu #HPAI virus enter the flock?" To address this crucial question, we developed a #modelling framework based on daily mortality data of different #poultry species and turned it into an online app. All details here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Optimizing contact tracing for avian influenza in poultry flocks | Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Contact tracing is commonly used to manage infectious diseases of both humans and animals. It aims to detect early and control potentially infected individuals or farms that had contact with infectiou...
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
How to conduct #surveillance in duck flocks vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza #HPAI in order to have sensitive and timely detection of HPAI virus introduction? 👉Better test few dead animals than large samples of live animals Evidence here: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Surveillance Strategy in Duck Flocks Vaccinated against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Duck Flocks Vaccinated against HPAIV
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Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) @envt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
RECHERCHE - Des scientifiques toulousains d'IHAP (INRAE/ENVT) publient une étude sur la stratégie de surveillance du virus de l’influenza aviaire hautement pathogène dans les élevages vaccinés dans Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID). ➡️ Publication : lc.cx/m6Mf4d @timvergne.bsky.social
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Hélène Cecilia, PhD @helcecilia.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
📢 This is my first post! 🧪 We are recruiting a postdoc to work on modeling vaccination strategies for epizootic haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by midges. Duration ~ 18 months Start ~ spring 2025 Please share & if interested find more info here: iddjobs.org/jobs/constra...
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IDDjobs — Constrained epidemiological modelling for epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) vaccination protocols — INRAE: French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment; Animal Health D...
Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.
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European Food Safety Authority @efsa.europa.eu · 04/12/2024
🐗🐷 African Swine Fever: 🆕 report on risk & protective factors for #ASF in pigs & wild boar ✔️ Fences & other measures can control virus spread ☣️ Biosecurity & farm management are key, more research is needed on wild boar density and potential role of insects in virus transmission europa.eu/!TmFQfR
Boar's snout through a fence
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 03/12/2024
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!
Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric.

It's been 84 years meme

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Awesome news for food safety, farming systems, animal health and welfare, etc.
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Epidesa @epidesa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
PhD opportunity! In the MSCA Doctoral Network VIVACE, (vivace.hub.inrae.fr/news2) on HPAI transmission modelling to inform poultry vaccination strategies. Supervised by @timvergne.bsky.social (INRAE/ENVT) and Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas @w-u-r.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycxy8dhm jobs.inrae.fr/en/ot-23143
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IDDjobs — Optimizing poultry vaccination strategies against highly pathogenic avian influenza to support policy — INRAE
Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"Scientists as political advocates" | Must-read commentary in Science Magazine mentions my #ScienceUnderSiege co-author Dr. Peter Hotez and me in the context of the dual assault by the right on both climate and public health science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
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Epidesa @epidesa.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Très fiers de notre postdoc @sebastienlambert.bsky.social dont l'article publié chez M/S présentant une synthèse des travaux de #recherche sur la transmission de la #brucellose chez les #bouquetins a reçu le grand prix éditorial 2024 du SPEPS ! 📰👉 www.medecinesciences.org/fr/articles/...
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Jeremy Hemberger @jhemberger.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hey y'all. I've created an #agroecology starter pack for folks interested in how we create, manage, research, and advocate for more sustainable agricultural systems across the world. Please let me know if you'd like to be added! Currently v. short list as I'm new to Bluesky. go.bsky.app/6d3FswT
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
International collaborations in #science is one of the most exciting parts of the job! Just coming back from a 2-day scientific visit at the #UAB 🇪🇸, where I taught their #OneHealth master students and touched base on a series of #research projects related to #livestock farm #biosecurity.
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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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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thrilled to share our work on the influence of wild boar density on the spread of African swine fever #ASF in northern Italy (Jan 2022 - Sep 2023). Our model reproduced observed ASF dynamics and showed that wild boar density shaped the second ASF wave only. www.efsa.europa.eu/en/supportin...
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Rafael Muñoz-Tamayo @rafaelmunoztamayo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
(1/5) Very happy for this invitation. I will present the novel model of publication @pci-animsci.bsky.social under the umbrella of the @peercommunityin.bsky.social in (PCI) project
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Sébastien Lambert @sebastienlambert.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Fier de la parution d'une synthèse de 10 années de recherche et d'expertise sur la brucellose des bouquetins des Alpes dans médecine/sciences. Un texte en français qui (j'espère !) est accessible à tous et permet d'en savoir plus sur ce sujet complexe. doi.org/10.1051/meds...
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hot from the @eurosurveillance.bsky.social press! In this perspective article, we discuss the need for a paradigm shift in highly pathogenic avian influenza #HPAI management #policies. This should impact the way poultry are produced an traded in the future. Full text: tinyurl.com/mtr3kahd
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza management policy in domestic poultry: from reacting to preventing
The emergence of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in 2021 has led to unprecedented epidemics in poultry, changing epidemiological patterns of year-round infections ...
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Brandon Hayes @brandonhayes.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Welcome to all the newcomers! I will maintain the list of folks in animal health/animal welfare/veterinary medicine. If you want to be included, please message me or reply to this post and i'll add you. Also, please share with your network! go.bsky.app/6wvTJFK
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
[PhD position] Please share! Looking for a motivated PhD candidate to work in our MSCA Doctoral Network #VIVACE (vivace.hub.inrae.fr/news2) on highly pathogenic avian influenza #HPAI transmission #modelling to inform vaccination strategies. 👉 jobs.inrae.fr/en/ot-23143 @inrae-france.bsky.social
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Happy to share our short video showcasing what doing research in #veterinary epidemiology in our team means! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2BU...
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Epidemiology and decision-making in animal health
YouTube video by Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
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Simon Dellicour @sdellicour.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
[Job offer, a 4-year PhD student position at the @ulbruxelles.bsky.social] Please share, with Claire Guinat we are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to work under our co-supervision within the VIVACE Doctoral Network (1/5)
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Brandon Hayes @brandonhayes.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Proud to announce our latest perspective piece in #Eurosurveillance on #HPAI management in poultry, where we argue the key to improvement is through policies supporting vaccination and regional biosecurity. Also a nice distraction from US Election Day stress! www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza management policy in domestic poultry: from reacting to preventing
The emergence of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in 2021 has led to unprecedented epidemics in poultry, changing epidemiological patterns of year-round infections ...
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
First synthesis (in French) from the Ministry of Agriculture on the first 6 months of the #vaccination campaign of ducks against highly pathogenic avian influenza #HPAI. Since October 2023, only 10 outbreaks have been reported (2023 same date = 400; 2022 same date > 800) tinyurl.com/yzft72mv
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Influenza aviaire : six mois après le début de la campagne de vaccination des canards, un premier bilan très positif
Marc Fesneau, ministre de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire, salue les six premiers mois réussis de la première campagne de vaccination nationale contre l’influenza aviaire hautement pat...
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
New video of our Wiliman-ID project funded by the European Union to combat five of the most impactful zoonoses and animal diseases! Feat. avian influenza, African swine fever, West Nile fever, African horse sickness and chronic wasting disease 📽️▶️ lnkd.in/dKxCVCBa Website: www.wiliman-id.eu
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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · 16/02/2024
16 février à Toulouse. Cherchez l'erreur...
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
🦆 WOAH High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza – Situation Report 54. #EpiSky 🧪 🗓️ Covers 06-26 Jan 2024 📊 33 outbreaks reported in poultry & 45 in non-poultry birds and mammals over the 3 weeks ▶️ About 1.3 million poultry birds died or culled in 3 week period, mostly in Asia 🔗: tinyurl.com/tddx7vzv
During 06-26 January 2024, a total of 33 new outbreaks in poultry were notified by 12 countries (Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Korea [Rep. of], Moldova, Poland, Sweden, United States of America).For 06-26 January 2024, number of new outbreaks and associated losses by geographical region (losses include animals dead and killed and disposed of within outbreaks – they do not include culling around outbreaks).

New Outbreak statistics. Americas: 9. Asia: 5. Europe 19.

Losses statistics. Americas: 325,022. Asia: 864,906. Europe: 115,364.During 06-26 January 2024, a total of 45 outbreaks in non-poultry birds and mammals were reported through WAHIS by 16 countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea [Rep. of], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America).During 06-26 January 2024, the number of HPAI new outbreaks in non-poultry animals reported through WAHIS by geographical region.

Americas: 3. Asia: 7. Europe: 35.
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