We also report evidence of infection with & exposure to USUV & WNV in a broad range of bird species. All data can be found via → www.pathogensportal.nl. Big thanks to all researchers, volunteer bird ringers, citizen scientists & zoos for this collaborative effort! 4/4

Monitoring also revealed local WNV circulation in birds & mosquitoes in 2020, crucial for identifying the first known autochthonous human cases. Our new findings show this wasn’t a one-off: WNV neutralizing antibodies are recurrently found in resident birds at multiple sites in the country. 3/4

When this effort started, mosquito-borne viruses weren’t really seen as a risk in temperate NL. Today, we show that USUV has persisted locally for at least 7 years. Some transmission seasons are more intense than others, likely linked to climate & availability of susceptible hosts. 2/4

🦟 New study on #Usutu and #WestNile #virus dynamics in the Netherlands out in @natcomms.nature.com!
7 years of collaborative studies in birds and mosquitoes by many in the #OneHealth PACT consortium, with Reina Sikkema & @marionkoopmans.bsky.social. → rdcu.be/eCf1f Some key findings: 1/4

Very interesting and diverse week with @OneHealthPact! Mosquito identification, wild bird catching and metagenomic sequencing for arboviral surveillance in wildlife. @BlomRody @TjommeM @MarionKoopmans @Essenburgpark

Beautiful phylogenomic study of Maverick transposons of vertebrates: @josegabrielnb and @ArisKatzourakis conclude that Mavericks represent an ancient lineage of mostly aquatic dsDNA viruses, which integrated into animal host genomes and have persisted for ~ 419 million years!

Mosquito identification with the @OneHealthPact. @JGvanderBeek @BugproofBugprof

71 #SARSCoV2 sequences from #Suriname available @GISAID and integrated in @nextstrain analysis. Results from collaboration between Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP), Bureau voor Openbare Gezondheidszorg and @ErasmusMC. @MarionKoopmans @1986Bom @Rimo42

Interesting consultancy opportunity with Unicef Brasilia: linking real-time data on human spatial mobility to epidemiological modelling of vector borne diseases.

Many thanks and huge congrats to the exceptional organizers, speakers and lecturers of #caddeworkshop19! This training brilliantly took us from MinION sequencing to integrating genetic data with epidemiology, spatial analysis and modeling for outbreak investigation @CaddeProject