Antonia Ho
@drtoniho.bsky.social
Professor of Infectious Diseases @UofGlasgow @CVRinfo & Honorary Consultant. Interests #epidemiology #respiratoryviruses #ARI #GlobalHealth 🦠🧬. Also 🐶! Views are my own. #IDSky #EpiSky #DogSky
🚨New paper from @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group PhD student @mhairijan.bsky.social on the evolving neutralising antibody responses to #SARSCoV2 in an urban & rural cohort in #Malawi, showing ⬆️ complexity of immune landscape across 3 waves. 🦠🩸🇲🇼📈
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🚨New paper from @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group PhD student @mhairijan.bsky.social on the evolving neutralising antibody responses to #SARSCoV2 in an urban & rural cohort in #Malawi, showing ⬆️ complexity of immune landscape across 3 waves. 🦠🩸🇲🇼📈
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Flu has arrived early this year! We are seeing a lot of flu A(H3) circulating.
Very glad I got my flu vaccine this week. If you are eligible, go for it! 🦠😷💉
#vaccineworks
Very glad I got my flu vaccine this week. If you are eligible, go for it! 🦠😷💉
#vaccineworks
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Flu has arrived early this year! We are seeing a lot of flu A(H3) circulating.
Very glad I got my flu vaccine this week. If you are eligible, go for it! 🦠😷💉
#vaccineworks
Very glad I got my flu vaccine this week. If you are eligible, go for it! 🦠😷💉
#vaccineworks
@cvrinfo.bsky.social clinical #PhD students & fellows out in force the @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk Infection Research Day! 🏴👩🔬🔬🩺
September 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@cvrinfo.bsky.social clinical #PhD students & fellows out in force the @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk Infection Research Day! 🏴👩🔬🔬🩺
📣Come work with us!
Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.
More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.
More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📣Come work with us!
Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.
More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.
More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
🚨New paper 🚨
In 2 cohorts:
1) Malawi community cohort
2) UK adults with acute HCV
We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir.
🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 2 cohorts:
1) Malawi community cohort
2) UK adults with acute HCV
We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir.
🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨New paper 🚨
In 2 cohorts:
1) Malawi community cohort
2) UK adults with acute HCV
We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir.
🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 2 cohorts:
1) Malawi community cohort
2) UK adults with acute HCV
We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir.
🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Proud supervisor post! 👏🙌😬
Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾
Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾
Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Proud supervisor post! 👏🙌😬
Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾
Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾
Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
@cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group #PhD student, kirstykwok.bsky.social presenting her analysis of non-SARSCoV2 respiratory viral sequence data from Africa at #PandemicSciences25 conference 🫁🧬🌍
July 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group #PhD student, kirstykwok.bsky.social presenting her analysis of non-SARSCoV2 respiratory viral sequence data from Africa at #PandemicSciences25 conference 🫁🧬🌍
A few highlights from the first 4 days of the East Highland Way.
Scotland at its best! 🗻🐑☀️😍🏴
78.4km down, 63km to go.
Many thanks to everyone who donated so far 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
Scotland at its best! 🗻🐑☀️😍🏴
78.4km down, 63km to go.
Many thanks to everyone who donated so far 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A few highlights from the first 4 days of the East Highland Way.
Scotland at its best! 🗻🐑☀️😍🏴
78.4km down, 63km to go.
Many thanks to everyone who donated so far 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
Scotland at its best! 🗻🐑☀️😍🏴
78.4km down, 63km to go.
Many thanks to everyone who donated so far 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
My dad & I are setting off on the East Highland Way today - a 132km trail from Fort William to Aviemore to fundraise for @AlzResearchUK, a charity close to our hearts. 💜🗻🚶♀️🏴
Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
June 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My dad & I are setting off on the East Highland Way today - a 132km trail from Fort William to Aviemore to fundraise for @AlzResearchUK, a charity close to our hearts. 💜🗻🚶♀️🏴
Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
Great to stretch the legs on Zomba plateau after a week of meetings! 🗻🇲🇼
June 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Great to stretch the legs on Zomba plateau after a week of meetings! 🗻🇲🇼
Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Malawi to colleagues at @MEIRU_MALAWI & the Public Health Institute of Malawi 🫁🦠🩸🧪🧬📈
@mhairijan.bsky.social
@abenaphd.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@mhairijan.bsky.social
@abenaphd.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Malawi to colleagues at @MEIRU_MALAWI & the Public Health Institute of Malawi 🫁🦠🩸🧪🧬📈
@mhairijan.bsky.social
@abenaphd.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@mhairijan.bsky.social
@abenaphd.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Met 2 former medical students that I taught 13 years ago at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre - Mike Chisema (left) is now Head of Expanded Programme on Immunisation for Malawi! 🩺🏥🇲🇼
I feel old 👵😂
I feel old 👵😂
May 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Met 2 former medical students that I taught 13 years ago at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre - Mike Chisema (left) is now Head of Expanded Programme on Immunisation for Malawi! 🩺🏥🇲🇼
I feel old 👵😂
I feel old 👵😂
Excited to be at the 2nd Summit on Integrated Multiplex Serosurveillance. Looking forward to hearing & sharing updates on seroepidemiology studies in African countries. 🩸👩🔬🦠🌍
@MalawiHealth
@MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
@MalawiHealth
@MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Excited to be at the 2nd Summit on Integrated Multiplex Serosurveillance. Looking forward to hearing & sharing updates on seroepidemiology studies in African countries. 🩸👩🔬🦠🌍
@MalawiHealth
@MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
@MalawiHealth
@MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
After a mad work week, glad to be outdoors in the glorious Scottish sunshine! ☀️🏖️🐶🏴
📷 Loch Drunkie
📷 Loch Drunkie
May 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
After a mad work week, glad to be outdoors in the glorious Scottish sunshine! ☀️🏖️🐶🏴
📷 Loch Drunkie
📷 Loch Drunkie
Thanks to @beritlange.bsky.social @carolinajudith.bsky.social & team @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social for hosting us for the past 2 days! 🇩🇪🏴🦠
Looking forward to doing more collaborative research.
@louisapollock.bsky.social @chrisillingworth.bsky.social @animal-viruses.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Looking forward to doing more collaborative research.
@louisapollock.bsky.social @chrisillingworth.bsky.social @animal-viruses.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thanks to @beritlange.bsky.social @carolinajudith.bsky.social & team @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social for hosting us for the past 2 days! 🇩🇪🏴🦠
Looking forward to doing more collaborative research.
@louisapollock.bsky.social @chrisillingworth.bsky.social @animal-viruses.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Looking forward to doing more collaborative research.
@louisapollock.bsky.social @chrisillingworth.bsky.social @animal-viruses.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
Finally made it to KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, 5 years after a planned visit was scuppered by the pandemic.
Thanks to Charles Nyaigoti & James Abuje for being great hosts and showing us the fantastic science they are doing.
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@davidlrobertson.bsky.social
🇰🇪🦠🔬🧬
Thanks to Charles Nyaigoti & James Abuje for being great hosts and showing us the fantastic science they are doing.
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@davidlrobertson.bsky.social
🇰🇪🦠🔬🧬
March 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Finally made it to KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, 5 years after a planned visit was scuppered by the pandemic.
Thanks to Charles Nyaigoti & James Abuje for being great hosts and showing us the fantastic science they are doing.
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@davidlrobertson.bsky.social
🇰🇪🦠🔬🧬
Thanks to Charles Nyaigoti & James Abuje for being great hosts and showing us the fantastic science they are doing.
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@davidlrobertson.bsky.social
🇰🇪🦠🔬🧬
It’s been a fantastic meeting between @KEMRI_Kenya & @cvrinfo.bsky.social Centres for Virus Research - lots of stimulating discussions & exciting projects planned! 🦠🔬🧬🇰🇪🏴
@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social
@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It’s been a fantastic meeting between @KEMRI_Kenya & @cvrinfo.bsky.social Centres for Virus Research - lots of stimulating discussions & exciting projects planned! 🦠🔬🧬🇰🇪🏴
@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social
@cvrbioinfo.bsky.social
Early data from @publichealthscot.bsky.social show that RSV vaccination (Pfizer ABRYSVO) in older adults aged 75-79 years was associated with 62% ⬇️ (95%CI 35-80%) in #RSV hospitalisation. 🦠🏥💉🏴👏
Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% by end of Nov 2024.
Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% by end of Nov 2024.
February 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Early data from @publichealthscot.bsky.social show that RSV vaccination (Pfizer ABRYSVO) in older adults aged 75-79 years was associated with 62% ⬇️ (95%CI 35-80%) in #RSV hospitalisation. 🦠🏥💉🏴👏
Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% by end of Nov 2024.
Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% by end of Nov 2024.
Really enjoyed #RTI2025 & chatting all things 🫁 infection. Many thanks to the organisers for asking me to speak.
Also super proud of Elen Vink for winning the poster prize for her work on the CHARISMA Study. 🏆🥳🙌
@lenagroup4resp.bsky.social
@profjdchalmers.bsky.social
@dbogaert.bsky.social
Also super proud of Elen Vink for winning the poster prize for her work on the CHARISMA Study. 🏆🥳🙌
@lenagroup4resp.bsky.social
@profjdchalmers.bsky.social
@dbogaert.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Really enjoyed #RTI2025 & chatting all things 🫁 infection. Many thanks to the organisers for asking me to speak.
Also super proud of Elen Vink for winning the poster prize for her work on the CHARISMA Study. 🏆🥳🙌
@lenagroup4resp.bsky.social
@profjdchalmers.bsky.social
@dbogaert.bsky.social
Also super proud of Elen Vink for winning the poster prize for her work on the CHARISMA Study. 🏆🥳🙌
@lenagroup4resp.bsky.social
@profjdchalmers.bsky.social
@dbogaert.bsky.social
Great turnout from the @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group at #RTI2025. 🦠🫁
@mhairijan.bsky.social & Elen Vink presenting their #PhD work tomorrow.
@mhairijan.bsky.social & Elen Vink presenting their #PhD work tomorrow.
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Great turnout from the @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group at #RTI2025. 🦠🫁
@mhairijan.bsky.social & Elen Vink presenting their #PhD work tomorrow.
@mhairijan.bsky.social & Elen Vink presenting their #PhD work tomorrow.
February 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
February 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy New Year!! 新年快樂!!
May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness and prosperity. 🐍🧧🎆🏮
May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness and prosperity. 🐍🧧🎆🏮
January 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Happy New Year!! 新年快樂!!
May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness and prosperity. 🐍🧧🎆🏮
May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness and prosperity. 🐍🧧🎆🏮
Very sad to hear of US intent to withdraw from @who.int.
My lecture to @uofglasgow students today highlighted WHO’s critical role in facing global infection challenges, from supporting countries to build strong health & surveillance systems, to detecting & responding to health emergencies.
My lecture to @uofglasgow students today highlighted WHO’s critical role in facing global infection challenges, from supporting countries to build strong health & surveillance systems, to detecting & responding to health emergencies.
January 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Very sad to hear of US intent to withdraw from @who.int.
My lecture to @uofglasgow students today highlighted WHO’s critical role in facing global infection challenges, from supporting countries to build strong health & surveillance systems, to detecting & responding to health emergencies.
My lecture to @uofglasgow students today highlighted WHO’s critical role in facing global infection challenges, from supporting countries to build strong health & surveillance systems, to detecting & responding to health emergencies.