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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Feb 28

🦟 #PAHO warns of increased risk of #dengue #outbreaks due to circulation of DENV-3 in the #Americas 🌎//La #OPS alerta sobre el riesgo de brotes de dengue por la circulación del serotipo DENV-3 en las Américas
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PAHO warns of increased risk of dengue outbreaks due to circulation of DENV-3 in the Americas

Washington, D.C., February 10, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert regarding the increased risk of dengue outbreaks in the Americas, attribute...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Mar 2

📢 The 2025 @rstmh.bsky.social Early Career #Grants Programme is now open for applications.
www.rstmh.org/news-blog/ne...

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 24

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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#Rhipicephalus sanguineus #Ehrlichia canis #Hepatozoon canis #Hepatozoon felis #Tick #Wildlife

Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 24

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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#Rhipicephalus sanguineus #Ehrlichia canis #Hepatozoon canis #Hepatozoon felis #Tick #Wildlife

Molecular detection and characterization of haemoparasites in captive tigers (Panthera tigris) from Thailand

Haemoparasites of the genera Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia, which are known tick-borne pathogens, infect a wide variety of domestic and wild anim…

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mara lawniczak @marakat.bsky.social · Feb 24

if you have an interest in improving the genomic resources available for mosquitoes, please fill in our google form at tinyurl.com/MosquitoReferenceGenomes. please share this with colleagues who might be interested. thank you! [3/3]

Register your interest in participating in the Global Culicidae Reference Genomes Project

We are seeking mosquito biologists around the world who would be interested in collecting and contributing specimens of any vector species that currently lacks a reference genome. Aim: We are aiming ...

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 24

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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#Asian water monitor #Blood parasites #Phylogenetic analysis #Thailand #Varanus salvator

Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 19

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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#Molecular identification #Rhipicephalus sanguineus #Ehrlichia canis #Hepatozoon canis #Hepatozoon felis #Tick #Wildlife

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Erika Machtinger @machtingerlab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Come work with me!
Public Health Entomologist (assistant/associate level)

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Open Position: Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Health Entomology

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · Feb 17

Check out our latest #CDTR - the weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and public health professionals with updates on:

➡️ #STIs
➡️ #chikungunya
➡️ #Ebola
➡️ #measles
➡️ #AvianInfluenza
➡️ #SwineInfluenza
➡️ #influenza & respiratory virus epidemiology.

Read full here: bit.ly/41iaY9P
#IDsky #EpiSky

Communicable disease threats report, 8 - 14 February 2025, week 7

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 8-14 February and includes updates on STI cases, chikungunya, Ebola, measles, avian influenza A (H9N2, H5N1), swine ...

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ticks7.bsky.social @ticks7.bsky.social · Jan 20

This is part of "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" by Diderot & d'Alembert (ca. 1795). Probably you can see a Dermacentor (center), may be an Ixodes (right) and I think a Psoroptes (left).
And is beauuuuutiful...🧪

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 18

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

▶️The BiteBarrier perimeter: A passive spatial device for tick control and bite prevention

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#Tick #Ixodes scapularis #Transfluthrin #Tick-bite prevention

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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · Feb 15

We're looking for a post-doc to work on anthelminthic resistance in a new pan-European project. It will involve generating and analysing targeted and whole-genome data from well-phenotyped livestock GIN populations.

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant/Research Associate (anthelmintic resistance management)

Job Purpose We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant/Associate to contribute/make a leading contribution to the project ‘Anthelmogram: the next generation decision making tool for a...

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Erika Machtinger @machtingerlab.bsky.social · Feb 13

📢Workshop Announcement📢

The VectorED Network and PSU Extension are hosting a hands-on ectoparasite workshop at the ESA Eastern Branch Meeting in Harrisburg, PA on March 15th.
www.entsoc.org/membership/b...

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Tom Churcher @thomaschurcher.bsky.social · Feb 13

Target mosquitoes as they sugar feed shows considerable promise. We looked how these new tools could be used alongside existing malaria control and explored reasons why they might not be as good as early mosquito data suggested. Take_home - we just don't know what the mosi is doing!

Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

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Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social · Feb 6

🚨 We are recruiting for two post-doc positions!🚨

1) Development of genetic tools to study mosquito immune cells isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

2) Role of mosquito immune cells in immune recognition and priming isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

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Tom Peacock @peacockflu.bsky.social · Feb 8

Core-funded postdoc position at The Pirbright Institute, Surrey, UK (just outside London), in the group of Professor Ian Brown.
Working on H5N1 avian influenza virus evolution and development of cross-reactive vaccines.
www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...

Postdoctoral Scientist

The Pirbright Institute delivers world-leading research to understand, predict, detect, and respond to viral disease outbreaks. We study viruses of livestock that are endemic and exotic to the UK, inc...

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Feb 10

🦟 #Portugal 🇵🇹: #Dengue na #Madeira. “É preciso eliminar vírus e os mosquitos antes de chegar o calor”// #Dengue fever in Madeira: "We need to eliminate both the #virus and the #mosquitoes before the heat arrives."
via @publico.pt
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Dengue na Madeira. “É preciso eliminar o vírus e os mosquitos antes de chegar o calor”

Infecciologista Jaime Nina diz que a ilha está agora em contra-relógio, arriscando voltar a ter novos surtos da doença caso o problema não seja resolvido até ao Verão.

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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#Tick #Ixodes scapularis #BiteBarrier #Transfluthrin #Passive spatial device #Tick-bite prevention

Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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@nima-moghaddas.bsky.social @thomaschurcher.bsky.social @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social @pathmalaria.bsky.social @ivcc.bsky.social

Aneta Kostadinova @anetakostadinova.bsky.social · Feb 12

New in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD

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