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Eric Bortz, PhD
@bortz-virology.bsky.social
Pathogenomics PI 🦠🧬
University of Alaska
@colincarlson.bsky.social recent sporadic cases of dengue, Zika and chikungunya in the US. Did our illustrious #MAHA leader or someone say something about yellow fever?
🦟 Aedes aegypti, carrier of Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses. Orange 🍊 County CA, 14 May 2025. #FeveredPlanet
June 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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🚨 Tularemia mystery solved in stranded belugas in Alaska! thanks to smart-9N metagenomics & nanopore sequencing 🔬🐋 #wildhealth #onehealth Well done @bortz-virology.bsky.social and Team!!

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
June 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Ever had to pause genomic surveillance due to enzyme shortages?🫣 Happy to share our new preprint with the solution inside 🦹‍♀️💪 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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https://biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
June 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🦟 Aedes aegypti, carrier of Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses. Orange 🍊 County CA, 14 May 2025. #FeveredPlanet
May 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I don’t care about tariffs. Behold, the Dire Wolf! 🐺 #BraveNewPleistoceneWorld #ColossalBiosciences
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
#StandUpForScience at the University of Alaska, because #Science is critical for our communities and environment!
March 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🧬 #freezeTB 🦠 Rapid nanopore sequencing of drug-resistant tuberculosis #TB #AMR at the University of Alaska @nanoporetech.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Farewell and adieu, my faire Spanish friends..
November 25, 2024 at 4:15 AM