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Arbovirus seminars @arbovirus.bsky.social · Aug 31

We’re back with another season of monthly seminars bringing together diverse and leading investigators worldwide to share cutting-edge arbovirus science.
🧬 Topics span molecular virology, virus–vector interactions, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and more.
📅 3rd Thursday each month
🕚 11 AM US ET Zoom

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Emmanuelle Münger @emmanuellemunger.bsky.social · Aug 25

🦟 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

One Health approach uncovers emergence and dynamics of Usutu and West Nile viruses in the Netherlands

Nature Communications - Arboviruses are climate sensitive, and their global distributions are changing. Here, the authors describe results of a One Health study programme to investigate the...

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jun 17

We're in full swing at EEID 2025! Come check out our poster or better even, both posters, to chat West Nile and Usutu virus! @eeid2025.bsky.social

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Simon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · Jun 5

New postdoc positions with a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in our Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 26th June.
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...

Postdoctoral positions in epidemic mathematical/statistical modelling - Research

Job description We are recruiting postdocs to contribute to research projects in the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The candidates will be expected t...

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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · May 21

🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK.
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

An announcement poster stating 'We have detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time', with a mosquito graphic.

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Marion Koopmans @marionkoopmans.bsky.social · Apr 4

Please share with people interested in arbovirology. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to strengthen our team please share if you know of scientists interested in arbovirology, ready to make a move to Rotterdam! www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3508...

Assistant professor Arbovirology

We are looking for a passionate researcher interested in basic arbovirology to join our team!

www.academictransfer.com

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Simon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · Feb 4

Consider applying to 2nd ESPIDAM summer program on infectious disease modelling, 23-27 June, in beautiful Stockholm! Covering many exciting topics (AI & ID, now/forecasting, networks, within-host models, data analysis...). So much to learn and great scientific discussions!
www.math.su.se/espidam

Matematiska institutionen

2nd ESPIDAM is a summer program for PhD students, Post Docs, Public Health scientists and others interested, supported by Stockholm University and the Nordic Research Council NordForsk.

www.math.su.se

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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · Jan 21

Our recent PNAS about postdocs and their future careers: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

Read the full preprint for more outbreak reconstruction, reproduction numbers, and lots of methodological details! Huge thanks to all co-authors and everyone involved in data collection and testing 🙌

marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

▶️Taking into account the multi-host context of diseases is crucial for outbreak prediction and intervention planning.
▶️(Novel) computational approaches capable of integrating diverse data types are essential to leverage the growing availability of novel data streams.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

What? Our models showed that blackbirds were NOT the only contributor to Usutu transmission and other species are needed to sustain transmission. Through model comparison we characterized these other species as having lower infection mortality and longer lifespans than blackbirds

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

🖥️How? We used multiple wildlife surveillance data sources on Usutu virus and integrated these with transmission models which varied in the types of host species involved.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

💡Why? To make accurate outbreak predictions and design response strategies it is important to know which species are involved in transmission and what their role is. However, figuring out multi-host transmission from epi data is complicated, especially in wildlife.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Jan 6

🔔New preprint highlighting a huge collaborative effort! We show the importance of silent reservoirs in Usutu virus transmission in NL. The work has featured in talks at Epidemics, SVEPM, and ModAH so you might have heard (but not read!) about it before 😉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Aude Bernheim @audeber.bsky.social · Dec 16

The Institut Pasteur is recruiting group leaders!
Pasteur is an absolute incredible environment to start your lab. Surrounded by so many great scientists, in the beautiful city of Paris.
Come eat 🥐 and conduct awesome science.
Contact me if you want info !

research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...

Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

🔔This shows that the effectiveness of potential interventions, focused on preventing introductions or reducing within-LTCF transmission, varied over the course of the outbreak. Adaptive intervention planning might be the way to go!

marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

Take-aways:
- Within-LTCF transmission was substantially reduced after vaccination roll-out in LTCFs.
- Contributions to infection risk in residents varied over the course of the outbreak.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

Contribution to infections in residents changed: as vaccination was rolled out in care homes, the general pop became the main contributor. But when vaccination became available to everyone (+- summer '21) this declined and contributions looked similar again to the pre-vax period.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

📈What? We found that resident-directed reproduction numbers from all three groups fell as vaccination was rolled out in the elderly and health care worker populations (but increased again later).

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

🖥️How? We explored contributions to the FOI in LTCF residents from 1) residents themselves, 2) health care workers, and 3) the general population using a Bayesian GLM.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

💡Why? The effectiveness of interventions depends on whether it correctly targets the main source of infections: introductions into LTCFs or within-LTCF transmission. So it is important to know the sources of infections in residents to inform intervention policy.

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Dec 16

New preprint out showing variations over time in who contributed to SARS-CoV-2 infections in residents of long-term care facilities! 🗒️🗒️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Contributions to the force of infection of SARS-CoV-2 in Dutch long-term care facilities

Background Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have been disproportionately affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform decision-making around interventions, we quantified the SARS-CoV...

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Nov 22

We're looking for a new book for the 2025 edition of our infectious disease epi book club! Really enjoyed working through 'statistical rethinking' this year 📖 Anyone on here with suggestions for stats/modelling books? #IDModelling #AcademicSky

a cat wearing glasses looks at a book

ALT: a cat wearing glasses looks at a book

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Barry Rockx @barryrockx.bsky.social · Nov 18

Exciting PhD student opportunity to strengthen our arbovirus research group at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research.
Please see the link for more information and to apply:
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

PhD student: Vector-borne virus preparedness

www.wur.nl

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marikendewit.bsky.social @marikendewit.bsky.social · Nov 14

WUR walk-out tegen bezuinigingen Hoger Onderwijs

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