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Berta Blanch
@berta-b.bsky.social
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Vet with interests in infectious diseases🦠, wildlife health 🦜 & a one health approach 🌏. Currently doing a postdoc developing skin ex-vivo models to study lumpy skin disease at ACDP-CSIRO
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Berta Blanch @berta-b.bsky.social · Apr 8
📣RAISE YOUR VOICE BY APRIL 12 WITH GLOBAL VOICE

Abstracts for the incredible #WDA2025GlobalVoice virtual event 👀 CLOSE APRIL 12!!!👀

Share your research globally across time zones and languages thanks to a flexible schedule and incredible AI translations.

For all the details visit wda2025.com
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Ed Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · Mar 24
📰 DEFRA press release

🐑 Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) confirmed in single sheep in Yorkshire after repeat positive milk testing #IDsky #IDEpi

💬 "No further infection with avian influenza virus was detected in the remaining flock & this remains a single case in a mammal detected on the premises"
Influenza of avian origin confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire
Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) has been confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire.
www.gov.uk
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Adam López-Denman @alopezdenman.bsky.social · Mar 21
theconversation.com/japanese-enc...
Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?
Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
theconversation.com
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Berta Blanch @berta-b.bsky.social · Mar 17
WE ARE BACK!
After hosting a successful and innovative #WDA2024 Off Country event last year in Canberra, this year we bring to you the #WDA2025GlobalVoice from Vancouver Island to wherever your are in the world!!! Check wda2025.com/2025-global-... for more information.
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Berta Blanch @berta-b.bsky.social · Dec 20
#WDA2024 was a conference like no other.
It was fantastic to take part in it as well as be part of the organizing committee of the Off-Country conference!

youtu.be/J2pa4XHHeTA?...
WDA 2024 - a conference like no other!
YouTube video by WDA2024
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Jennifer Barr @jennbarr.bsky.social · Dec 13
It’s been a massive week at The Pier in Geelong for #Hendra@30! Months of work culminated in 150 scientists from around the world coming together to share findings and advances in henipavirus research. I’m ready for a rest now!!!
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