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Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · 18d

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

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 · 23d

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!

HPAI Modelling Challenge @hpai-mod-challenge.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 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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Brandon Hayes @brandonhayes.bsky.social · 23d

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:

HPAI Modelling Challenge @hpai-mod-challenge.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 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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HPAI Modelling Challenge @hpai-mod-challenge.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 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 · Jun 12

📢 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 · May 19

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

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 · May 13

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

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 · Apr 20

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 · Mar 14

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 · Mar 13

🔈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 · Mar 7

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 · Mar 7

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 · Mar 4

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...

« 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.bsky.social · Mar 1

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...

« 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...

www.lemonde.fr

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Claire Guinat @claireguinat.bsky.social · Feb 5

📢 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

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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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · Feb 5

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BIOSECURE @biosecure.bsky.social · Jan 31

@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 · Jan 12

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 · Jan 24

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...

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.

www.lemonde.fr

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · Jan 20

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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Timothée Vergne @timvergne.bsky.social · Jan 22

Stunning field work picture!!! Makes me want to start another PhD. @bastienmalinge.bsky.social do you want to swap with me? :-)

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Marion Koopmans @marionkoopmans.bsky.social · Jan 20

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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 · Jan 21

#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 · Jan 9

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!

VIVACE

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 · Jan 10

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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!

www.uu.nl

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