RTarlinton.bsky.social
@rtarlinton.bsky.social
Veterinarian, Virologist, Australian/British (with side-forays into the German speaking world)
The new FVE position statement on preferentially promoting vaccination over culling policies in emerging disease outbreaks is one that I wholeheartedly support. If we are going to maintain public support for disease control in animal populations we need to do this.
fve.org/publications...
fve.org/publications...
Prevention is Better than Killing – FVE – Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
FVE AND ITS MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, WOAH, ALLIED ANIMAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND FARMERS TO STRENGTHEN EUROPE’S PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE AGAINST ANIMAL DISEASES
fve.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The new FVE position statement on preferentially promoting vaccination over culling policies in emerging disease outbreaks is one that I wholeheartedly support. If we are going to maintain public support for disease control in animal populations we need to do this.
fve.org/publications...
fve.org/publications...
Sneak them into Christmas dismays … see how many people notice! They are fun ( and beautiful) craft and together what’s not to like ?
If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs.
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
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Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Sneak them into Christmas dismays … see how many people notice! They are fun ( and beautiful) craft and together what’s not to like ?
Some work on vaccine communications to farmers produced with a final year student last year on a policy internship. No point having a vaccine if they don't use it.... www.nottingham.ac.uk/science/scho...
Policy briefs
www.nottingham.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Some work on vaccine communications to farmers produced with a final year student last year on a policy internship. No point having a vaccine if they don't use it.... www.nottingham.ac.uk/science/scho...
So ladies ( and gents) of science what do we think of this? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
So ladies ( and gents) of science what do we think of this? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In a new experience for me, my farmer survey is being repeatedly spam botted.. why someone would bother is beyond me but it turns out that pretty much all the survey tools the university has access to have no mechanism for stopping this...
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In a new experience for me, my farmer survey is being repeatedly spam botted.. why someone would bother is beyond me but it turns out that pretty much all the survey tools the university has access to have no mechanism for stopping this...
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This is interesting and sounds to me much more realistic than many other accounts...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism
have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant
but neglected, a heroine t...
www.thelancet.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This is interesting and sounds to me much more realistic than many other accounts...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
to be honest it took me several years of seeing the adds to realise that it wasn't some sort of ticktock fantasy thing....
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
to be honest it took me several years of seeing the adds to realise that it wasn't some sort of ticktock fantasy thing....
I ( and many others) provided evidence for this report but I have to admit found the end result deeply underwhelming … it mostly berates the apha for things it doesn’t have the money to do and provides no ideas for ways out of the mess
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
Govt not adequately prepared for the most severe animal disease outbreaks, PAC warns - Committees - UK Parliament
Government is not adequately prepared for the most severe animal disease outbreaks.
committees.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I ( and many others) provided evidence for this report but I have to admit found the end result deeply underwhelming … it mostly berates the apha for things it doesn’t have the money to do and provides no ideas for ways out of the mess
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
If you are involved in ruminant farming in the UK the Ruminant Health and Welfare led 2025 BTV survey has just gone live bit.ly/3LoJIRD
Please consider filling it in as its the only way we have to collect solid data on farm level impacts to inform policy right now
Please consider filling it in as its the only way we have to collect solid data on farm level impacts to inform policy right now
Microsoft Forms
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you are involved in ruminant farming in the UK the Ruminant Health and Welfare led 2025 BTV survey has just gone live bit.ly/3LoJIRD
Please consider filling it in as its the only way we have to collect solid data on farm level impacts to inform policy right now
Please consider filling it in as its the only way we have to collect solid data on farm level impacts to inform policy right now
In case of doubt with the new UK Avian flu seasonal poultry housing order it DOES NOT apply to flocks <50 birds (providing you are not selling eggs). Its still a good idea to take precautions for protecting your pets of course (as the disease is horrible).
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In case of doubt with the new UK Avian flu seasonal poultry housing order it DOES NOT apply to flocks <50 birds (providing you are not selling eggs). Its still a good idea to take precautions for protecting your pets of course (as the disease is horrible).
hmm some of these proposals are unworkable - having spent many years working emergency it isn't always possible to give an immediate accurate cost estimate of final treatment (and there is no refund if it dies)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says
Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
hmm some of these proposals are unworkable - having spent many years working emergency it isn't always possible to give an immediate accurate cost estimate of final treatment (and there is no refund if it dies)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This one will eventually cross the Med into Europe - at which point there will be a giant panic and we might finally get our act together for what is a readily vaccine preventable disaster
Rift Valley fever outbreak Senegal: geographic expansion beyond the Saint Louis region, increase in human cases and deaths
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=89e6c048-0731-4a2a-929c-8b9ad22507a5&eventid=af4e981f-8dec-4cef-899f-06995b647b0a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=89e6c048-0731-4a2a-929c-8b9ad22507a5&eventid=af4e981f-8dec-4cef-899f-06995b647b0a&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
October 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This one will eventually cross the Med into Europe - at which point there will be a giant panic and we might finally get our act together for what is a readily vaccine preventable disaster
Here’s a disease we can and should eliminate ( it wouldn’t even cost a lot)
🐾 #WorldRabiesDay reminder:
#rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear - but 100% preventable.
𝗜𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻/𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗹:
❗ Wash the wound with soap & water immediately.
❗ Seek medical advice without delay. A doctor will assess your risk & if needed, start post-exposure vaccination.
#rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear - but 100% preventable.
𝗜𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻/𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗹:
❗ Wash the wound with soap & water immediately.
❗ Seek medical advice without delay. A doctor will assess your risk & if needed, start post-exposure vaccination.
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Here’s a disease we can and should eliminate ( it wouldn’t even cost a lot)
And right on que we have btv8 now too www.gov.uk/government/n...
Bluetongue: latest situation
Overview of current bluetongue cases, risk level, vaccinations and restrictions.
www.gov.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
And right on que we have btv8 now too www.gov.uk/government/n...
Vet colleagues out there.. if you have some itchy camelids or equids these guys want them (or at least their lice). Note they are in the USA though so shipping could be an issue...
Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
sites.google.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Vet colleagues out there.. if you have some itchy camelids or equids these guys want them (or at least their lice). Note they are in the USA though so shipping could be an issue...
Pat Power confirmed me in a tiny catholic church in the middle of nowhere as a 13 year old. His grace, humour and commitment to a truly universal church are the things that formed my religious beliefs and let me stay within the church
www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...
www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...
The Power of Pat
Bishop Pat Power’s life was marked by courage, kindness, and solidarity. From confronting prime ministers to comforting the marginalised, he never stopped seeing others as fellow pilgrims. Michael McG...
www.eurekastreet.com.au
September 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Pat Power confirmed me in a tiny catholic church in the middle of nowhere as a 13 year old. His grace, humour and commitment to a truly universal church are the things that formed my religious beliefs and let me stay within the church
www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...
www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-...
Another PhD student viva success OneVirology, University of Nottingham congratulations to Cristobal Castillo and a huge thanks to Toshana Foster and Margaret Hosie as examiners
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Another PhD student viva success OneVirology, University of Nottingham congratulations to Cristobal Castillo and a huge thanks to Toshana Foster and Margaret Hosie as examiners
I had a wonderful week at the European College of Veterinary Microbiology meeting - no matter what crap is filling the internet we are still out there - still working out what is going with the viruses, still training the next generation who will have to cover the next pandemic
September 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I had a wonderful week at the European College of Veterinary Microbiology meeting - no matter what crap is filling the internet we are still out there - still working out what is going with the viruses, still training the next generation who will have to cover the next pandemic
European veterinary microbiology college week , Berlin 2025 first day and part one qualifying exams done
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
European veterinary microbiology college week , Berlin 2025 first day and part one qualifying exams done
The flag shaggers have hit my village … half mast upside down union jacks all the way down the main road and dickheads taunting all the non white families on the village Facebook …
August 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The flag shaggers have hit my village … half mast upside down union jacks all the way down the main road and dickheads taunting all the non white families on the village Facebook …
Realise I'm very behind the times (as I only just noticed my email alerts have disappeared) but who en-crappified pro-med? It isn't going to do its job as a subscription service
August 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Realise I'm very behind the times (as I only just noticed my email alerts have disappeared) but who en-crappified pro-med? It isn't going to do its job as a subscription service
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"Treating the root cause" is a trope abused in alternative/integrative/functional medicine to sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches.
H/t @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches.
H/t @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Treating the root cause" is a trope abused in alternative/integrative/functional medicine to sow distrust in mainstream medicine.
Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches.
H/t @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Ironically, a scientifically implausible “root cause” is often treated with pseudoscientific approaches.
H/t @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
BTV fertility impacts don't get caught like these herds were - vaccinate now
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Impact of BTV‐3 infection in British livestock during the 2024/25 vector season
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August 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
BTV fertility impacts don't get caught like these herds were - vaccinate now
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Progress of a sort on the Avian flu vaccination front in the UK bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Progress of a sort on the Avian flu vaccination front in the UK bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
hmm I wonder if this might underly some of the sex differences in acute viral haemorrhagic fevers (eg the damage in european hantaviruses manifests as acute renal damage - particularly in young men)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Oestrogen defends against kidney damage caused by iron-dependent cell death
Differences in protection against ferroptosis explain why men and postmenopausal women are more susceptible than premenopausal women to acute kidney injury.
www.nature.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
hmm I wonder if this might underly some of the sex differences in acute viral haemorrhagic fevers (eg the damage in european hantaviruses manifests as acute renal damage - particularly in young men)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...