Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀
@mackayim.bsky.social
forever virologist, researcher, PCR guy. past lab manager. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. australian.
#MasksWork
https://virologydownunder.com/
#MasksWork
https://virologydownunder.com/
My favourite Christmas present.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
My favourite Christmas present.
My favourite Immunology-communicated book.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
My favourite Immunology-communicated book.
Just going through some photos from my old lab.
My favourite cupcake (an emergency lifter-upper gift) and my favourite lamington.
My favourite cupcake (an emergency lifter-upper gift) and my favourite lamington.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Just going through some photos from my old lab.
My favourite cupcake (an emergency lifter-upper gift) and my favourite lamington.
My favourite cupcake (an emergency lifter-upper gift) and my favourite lamington.
Oh, and the image...
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Oh, and the image...
Like many viruses, those in the huge group we call enteroviruses can cause a wide range of diseases.
Each one of these is a pathogen to be respected, and some have not had their stories told yet.
#EV #HEV #enterovirus
Each one of these is a pathogen to be respected, and some have not had their stories told yet.
#EV #HEV #enterovirus
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Like many viruses, those in the huge group we call enteroviruses can cause a wide range of diseases.
Each one of these is a pathogen to be respected, and some have not had their stories told yet.
#EV #HEV #enterovirus
Each one of these is a pathogen to be respected, and some have not had their stories told yet.
#EV #HEV #enterovirus
Not sayin' that I am Pacific-Island-Tourist-Batman, just sayin' that no one has seen me & Pacific-Island-Tourist-Batman in the same room. (circa Twitter, 2018)
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Not sayin' that I am Pacific-Island-Tourist-Batman, just sayin' that no one has seen me & Pacific-Island-Tourist-Batman in the same room. (circa Twitter, 2018)
Naaah. Too big. 36-inches by 24hinches was too cylindrical (should be twice as long as it is wide).
Switching to metric ..and maths. The circumference of my old ones is about 80-90cm (about 32 to 36 inches) so let's try 80cm (L) X 40cm (W).
More mosquitoes than millimetres in this project right now!
Switching to metric ..and maths. The circumference of my old ones is about 80-90cm (about 32 to 36 inches) so let's try 80cm (L) X 40cm (W).
More mosquitoes than millimetres in this project right now!
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Naaah. Too big. 36-inches by 24hinches was too cylindrical (should be twice as long as it is wide).
Switching to metric ..and maths. The circumference of my old ones is about 80-90cm (about 32 to 36 inches) so let's try 80cm (L) X 40cm (W).
More mosquitoes than millimetres in this project right now!
Switching to metric ..and maths. The circumference of my old ones is about 80-90cm (about 32 to 36 inches) so let's try 80cm (L) X 40cm (W).
More mosquitoes than millimetres in this project right now!
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ha haaa..
And the link referred to in my tweet below was www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZr...
And the link referred to in my tweet below was www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZr...
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Ha haaa..
And the link referred to in my tweet below was www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZr...
And the link referred to in my tweet below was www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYZr...
Any followers remember these...?
I'm just trying to remind myself about how I made them to make a few more!!
I'm just trying to remind myself about how I made them to make a few more!!
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Any followers remember these...?
I'm just trying to remind myself about how I made them to make a few more!!
I'm just trying to remind myself about how I made them to make a few more!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I know you're in there seeeeeds....it's only a matter of tiiiiime until I deduce a methoddddd to get to you...
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I know you're in there seeeeeds....it's only a matter of tiiiiime until I deduce a methoddddd to get to you...
Things that don't flower but do thrive in this garden...
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Things that don't flower but do thrive in this garden...
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Pasted into Inkscape and exported at a larger size
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Pasted into Inkscape and exported at a larger size
Save As Picture from Excel (.jpg)
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Save As Picture from Excel (.jpg)
Trying something else to get a better resolution shot - Movavi Screen Recorder instead of the Windows Snipping Tool.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Trying something else to get a better resolution shot - Movavi Screen Recorder instead of the Windows Snipping Tool.
Year-on-Year.
A visual overview of the monthly sizes of #flu detections in Australia, highlighting the peaks over time and adding in roughly which flu types and subtypes/strains dominated.
Also highlights the higher baseline since the pandemic started, IMO, reflecting better capacity in our labs.
A visual overview of the monthly sizes of #flu detections in Australia, highlighting the peaks over time and adding in roughly which flu types and subtypes/strains dominated.
Also highlights the higher baseline since the pandemic started, IMO, reflecting better capacity in our labs.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Year-on-Year.
A visual overview of the monthly sizes of #flu detections in Australia, highlighting the peaks over time and adding in roughly which flu types and subtypes/strains dominated.
Also highlights the higher baseline since the pandemic started, IMO, reflecting better capacity in our labs.
A visual overview of the monthly sizes of #flu detections in Australia, highlighting the peaks over time and adding in roughly which flu types and subtypes/strains dominated.
Also highlights the higher baseline since the pandemic started, IMO, reflecting better capacity in our labs.
A breakdown of #flu detections by male/female & age group.
🤒Highlights the weight of influenza detections among children, in terms of crude numbers, especially young and male
A second bump occurs among parents/travellers/workers, involving more females, a trend that continues throughout life.
🤒Highlights the weight of influenza detections among children, in terms of crude numbers, especially young and male
A second bump occurs among parents/travellers/workers, involving more females, a trend that continues throughout life.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A breakdown of #flu detections by male/female & age group.
🤒Highlights the weight of influenza detections among children, in terms of crude numbers, especially young and male
A second bump occurs among parents/travellers/workers, involving more females, a trend that continues throughout life.
🤒Highlights the weight of influenza detections among children, in terms of crude numbers, especially young and male
A second bump occurs among parents/travellers/workers, involving more females, a trend that continues throughout life.
States & Rates.
Number of notifications reported, broken down by State and territory, as well as the rate of notifications per 100,000 population in each region (using Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers)
Number of notifications reported, broken down by State and territory, as well as the rate of notifications per 100,000 population in each region (using Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers)
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
States & Rates.
Number of notifications reported, broken down by State and territory, as well as the rate of notifications per 100,000 population in each region (using Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers)
Number of notifications reported, broken down by State and territory, as well as the rate of notifications per 100,000 population in each region (using Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers)
Case detections by jurisdiction & month.
Interesting local variation across this big land. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates this, ongoing, month.
A very long #flu season (broad base and big peak), now declined back to recent baseline levels, which have been higher since the...
Interesting local variation across this big land. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates this, ongoing, month.
A very long #flu season (broad base and big peak), now declined back to recent baseline levels, which have been higher since the...
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Case detections by jurisdiction & month.
Interesting local variation across this big land. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates this, ongoing, month.
A very long #flu season (broad base and big peak), now declined back to recent baseline levels, which have been higher since the...
Interesting local variation across this big land. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates this, ongoing, month.
A very long #flu season (broad base and big peak), now declined back to recent baseline levels, which have been higher since the...
Annual totals.
2025 is highlighted with a pink dot indicating its total is still being updated.
🥇2025🥇 is the biggest year on record, in terms of lab detections of #flu -infected people (without defining severity). These *are* sick people getting tested.
2025 is highlighted with a pink dot indicating its total is still being updated.
🥇2025🥇 is the biggest year on record, in terms of lab detections of #flu -infected people (without defining severity). These *are* sick people getting tested.
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Annual totals.
2025 is highlighted with a pink dot indicating its total is still being updated.
🥇2025🥇 is the biggest year on record, in terms of lab detections of #flu -infected people (without defining severity). These *are* sick people getting tested.
2025 is highlighted with a pink dot indicating its total is still being updated.
🥇2025🥇 is the biggest year on record, in terms of lab detections of #flu -infected people (without defining severity). These *are* sick people getting tested.
Expanded version of the last graph, both in the number of years & in its horizontal stretching.
#AusFlu2025 peaked in July, but has declined slowly, meaning there's been *lots* of #flu around for a long time.
Sept-2025 was the 2nd biggest Sept since 2017, and Oct-2025 was the biggest Oct on record
#AusFlu2025 peaked in July, but has declined slowly, meaning there's been *lots* of #flu around for a long time.
Sept-2025 was the 2nd biggest Sept since 2017, and Oct-2025 was the biggest Oct on record
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Expanded version of the last graph, both in the number of years & in its horizontal stretching.
#AusFlu2025 peaked in July, but has declined slowly, meaning there's been *lots* of #flu around for a long time.
Sept-2025 was the 2nd biggest Sept since 2017, and Oct-2025 was the biggest Oct on record
#AusFlu2025 peaked in July, but has declined slowly, meaning there's been *lots* of #flu around for a long time.
Sept-2025 was the 2nd biggest Sept since 2017, and Oct-2025 was the biggest Oct on record
FluA subtype A(H1N1), derived from our *last* pandemic #influenza virus, dominates.
2025=thick red dashed line/red monthly dots. The last pink dot just marks November as an incomplete month.
2025=thick red dashed line/red monthly dots. The last pink dot just marks November as an incomplete month.
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
FluA subtype A(H1N1), derived from our *last* pandemic #influenza virus, dominates.
2025=thick red dashed line/red monthly dots. The last pink dot just marks November as an incomplete month.
2025=thick red dashed line/red monthly dots. The last pink dot just marks November as an incomplete month.