Timothée Vergne
@timvergne.bsky.social
Associate Professor of veterinary public health at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse #ENVT 🇨🇵
Epidemiologist and infectious disease modeller
Head of the @epidesa.bsky.social lab
🐔🐖🐮🦆🐗🦠💻
Epidemiologist and infectious disease modeller
Head of the @epidesa.bsky.social lab
🐔🐖🐮🦆🐗🦠💻
A powerful example of #OneHealth in action!
#Rabies still kills around 60,000 people every year worldwide, despite being a fully preventable disease though the #vaccination of dog populations.
Since 2023, @missionrabies.bsky.social has been carrying out massive vaccination campaigns in #Cambodia.
#Rabies still kills around 60,000 people every year worldwide, despite being a fully preventable disease though the #vaccination of dog populations.
Since 2023, @missionrabies.bsky.social has been carrying out massive vaccination campaigns in #Cambodia.
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
A powerful example of #OneHealth in action!
#Rabies still kills around 60,000 people every year worldwide, despite being a fully preventable disease though the #vaccination of dog populations.
Since 2023, @missionrabies.bsky.social has been carrying out massive vaccination campaigns in #Cambodia.
#Rabies still kills around 60,000 people every year worldwide, despite being a fully preventable disease though the #vaccination of dog populations.
Since 2023, @missionrabies.bsky.social has been carrying out massive vaccination campaigns in #Cambodia.
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a bit delayed, but still hot: A phylodynamic study, conducted in southwestern France, on the importance of farm density when it comes to avian influenza spread: www.nature.com/articles/s42... @claireguinat.bsky.social @epidesa.bsky.social
Poultry farm density and proximity drive highly pathogenic avian influenza spread - Communications Biology
A study using phylodynamics to investigate highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 spread in southwestern France in 2020 and 2021 demonstrates that a single introduction led to rapid spread, mainly in duck farms, with farm density driving transmission.
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
a bit delayed, but still hot: A phylodynamic study, conducted in southwestern France, on the importance of farm density when it comes to avian influenza spread: www.nature.com/articles/s42... @claireguinat.bsky.social @epidesa.bsky.social
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Interested in showcasing your infectious disease modelling skills? Want to help hone your teams' outbreak response capabilities in a simulated peacetime setting? Registration for the first-ever HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open!
🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Interested in showcasing your infectious disease modelling skills? Want to help hone your teams' outbreak response capabilities in a simulated peacetime setting? Registration for the first-ever HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open!
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Chuffed to announce that registration for the HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open! Interested in testing your modelling team's outbreak response capabilities in a synthetic, peacetime setting? Want to contribute to the improvement of HPAI epidemic preparedness? Check out below:
🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Chuffed to announce that registration for the HPAI Modelling Challenge is now open! Interested in testing your modelling team's outbreak response capabilities in a synthetic, peacetime setting? Want to contribute to the improvement of HPAI epidemic preparedness? Check out below:
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🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
Join the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge on HPAI!
Participate alongside other modelling teams as you:
🌍 simulate outbreaks
🧮 test management strategies
🤝 strengthen epidemic preparedness
#HPAIModChallenge #HPAI #Epidemiology #OneHealth #DiseaseDynamics
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📢 New paper out! Since Oct 2023, France has vaccinated ducks against HPAI. Outbreaks dropped sharply. We estimated 314–756 outbreaks were expected, but saw 96–99% fewer. Vaccination likely key, but other factors still to explore. doi.org/10.3201/eid3... @epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📢 New paper out! Since Oct 2023, France has vaccinated ducks against HPAI. Outbreaks dropped sharply. We estimated 314–756 outbreaks were expected, but saw 96–99% fewer. Vaccination likely key, but other factors still to explore. doi.org/10.3201/eid3... @epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social
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African swine fever outbreaks in pigs fell by 83% in 2023, hitting the lowest level since 2017.
The number of Member States affected by ASF declined, with Sweden now ASF-free.
Our experts recommend continued focus on passive surveillance for early detection.
europa.eu/!X6fBb8
#AfricanSwineFever
The number of Member States affected by ASF declined, with Sweden now ASF-free.
Our experts recommend continued focus on passive surveillance for early detection.
europa.eu/!X6fBb8
#AfricanSwineFever
African swine fever outbreaks in pigs in the EU are falling
Last year African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pigs declined by 83% compared to 2023 (from 1,929 to 333), according to EFSA’s latest annual epidemiological report. The drop was mainly due t...
europa.eu
May 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
African swine fever outbreaks in pigs fell by 83% in 2023, hitting the lowest level since 2017.
The number of Member States affected by ASF declined, with Sweden now ASF-free.
Our experts recommend continued focus on passive surveillance for early detection.
europa.eu/!X6fBb8
#AfricanSwineFever
The number of Member States affected by ASF declined, with Sweden now ASF-free.
Our experts recommend continued focus on passive surveillance for early detection.
europa.eu/!X6fBb8
#AfricanSwineFever
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RECHERCHE - 🌍 Le projet WiLiMan-ID, financé par l’UE, lance The Deadly Five, une série de courts-métrages dédiée à 5 maladies infectieuses animales majeures, classées parmi les + préoccupantes mondialement.
🔗 urlr.me/rzQwsF
@timvergne.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social
🔗 urlr.me/rzQwsF
@timvergne.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social
The Deadly Five - Actualité, Communiqué de presse, IHAP, Recherche - ENVT
Une nouvelle série de courts-métrages, The Deadly Five, met en lumière l’importance des maladies infectieuses animales dans le monde. Vienne, Autriche – 20 mars 2025 – Le projet WiLiMan-ID, financé ...
envt.fr
May 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
RECHERCHE - 🌍 Le projet WiLiMan-ID, financé par l’UE, lance The Deadly Five, une série de courts-métrages dédiée à 5 maladies infectieuses animales majeures, classées parmi les + préoccupantes mondialement.
🔗 urlr.me/rzQwsF
@timvergne.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social
🔗 urlr.me/rzQwsF
@timvergne.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social
Am looking for a highly motivated #PhD candidate to design innovative epidemiological surveillance strategies for avian #influenza in a #vaccination context, with field activities in Morocco.
Interface between #virology and quantitative #epidemiology
Apply by 30 April 2025
👉 lnkd.in/e8SXWA3U
Interface between #virology and quantitative #epidemiology
Apply by 30 April 2025
👉 lnkd.in/e8SXWA3U
April 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Am looking for a highly motivated #PhD candidate to design innovative epidemiological surveillance strategies for avian #influenza in a #vaccination context, with field activities in Morocco.
Interface between #virology and quantitative #epidemiology
Apply by 30 April 2025
👉 lnkd.in/e8SXWA3U
Interface between #virology and quantitative #epidemiology
Apply by 30 April 2025
👉 lnkd.in/e8SXWA3U
So grateful to be part of a system that values scientific expertise for making evidence-based decisions! 🌍🇪🇺
Intense days at @efsa.europa.eu to finalise the annual report analysing the 2024 epidemiological situation on African swine fever #ASF in Europe. Released in May.
@efsa-animals.bsky.social
Intense days at @efsa.europa.eu to finalise the annual report analysing the 2024 epidemiological situation on African swine fever #ASF in Europe. Released in May.
@efsa-animals.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So grateful to be part of a system that values scientific expertise for making evidence-based decisions! 🌍🇪🇺
Intense days at @efsa.europa.eu to finalise the annual report analysing the 2024 epidemiological situation on African swine fever #ASF in Europe. Released in May.
@efsa-animals.bsky.social
Intense days at @efsa.europa.eu to finalise the annual report analysing the 2024 epidemiological situation on African swine fever #ASF in Europe. Released in May.
@efsa-animals.bsky.social
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🔈We are hiring: postdoctoral position as part of the #TrackFLU project! Interested in fieldwork and #phylodynamics of avian influenza viruses, this is for you! Deadline: April 13th
More info at lnkd.in/dJYeeEsC
@epidesa.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
More info at lnkd.in/dJYeeEsC
@epidesa.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
March 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🔈We are hiring: postdoctoral position as part of the #TrackFLU project! Interested in fieldwork and #phylodynamics of avian influenza viruses, this is for you! Deadline: April 13th
More info at lnkd.in/dJYeeEsC
@epidesa.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
More info at lnkd.in/dJYeeEsC
@epidesa.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
Ce soir, environ 1000 personnes (my guess) se sont rassemblées à #Toulouse en soutien à #StandUpForScience.
Des cheveux grisonnants mais, à mon goût, trop peu d'étudiants, alors que Toulouse compte près de 40 000 étudiants en sciences.
En espérant que le mouvement prenne de l'ampleur !
Des cheveux grisonnants mais, à mon goût, trop peu d'étudiants, alors que Toulouse compte près de 40 000 étudiants en sciences.
En espérant que le mouvement prenne de l'ampleur !
March 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ce soir, environ 1000 personnes (my guess) se sont rassemblées à #Toulouse en soutien à #StandUpForScience.
Des cheveux grisonnants mais, à mon goût, trop peu d'étudiants, alors que Toulouse compte près de 40 000 étudiants en sciences.
En espérant que le mouvement prenne de l'ampleur !
Des cheveux grisonnants mais, à mon goût, trop peu d'étudiants, alors que Toulouse compte près de 40 000 étudiants en sciences.
En espérant que le mouvement prenne de l'ampleur !
Pour l'indépendance de la science et la lutte contre l'obscurantisme ! ✊
👉 standupforscience.fr/322-2/
👉 standupforscience.fr/322-2/
March 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Pour l'indépendance de la science et la lutte contre l'obscurantisme ! ✊
👉 standupforscience.fr/322-2/
👉 standupforscience.fr/322-2/
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En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand up for Science », ainsi qu’à une journée de mobilisation nationale le 7 mars. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
« Défendons les sciences face aux nouveaux obscurantismes »
TRIBUNE. En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand...
www.lemonde.fr
March 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand up for Science », ainsi qu’à une journée de mobilisation nationale le 7 mars. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
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Le texte que @mariusgilbert.bsky.social et moi avons écrit il y a un mois vient de paraître dans Le Monde (avec quelques mises à jour). Nous nous inquiétions des attaques de la nouvelle administration états-unienne contre la science. Malheureusement, la situation ne s'est pas arrangée depuis...
« Les mesures brutales de la nouvelle administration Trump s’apparentent à une attaque généralisée contre la science et la place de l’expertise dans la société »
TRIBUNE. Interruptions de projets de recherche, réduction drastique des moyens, licenciements de scientifiques, purges de bases de données… Ordres et contre-ordres se succèdent dans une confusion géné...
www.lemonde.fr
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Le texte que @mariusgilbert.bsky.social et moi avons écrit il y a un mois vient de paraître dans Le Monde (avec quelques mises à jour). Nous nous inquiétions des attaques de la nouvelle administration états-unienne contre la science. Malheureusement, la situation ne s'est pas arrangée depuis...
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📢 New paper out! 🦆
Our latest study on HPAI in France and risk mapping has just been published doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social ENVT ULB
Our latest study on HPAI in France and risk mapping has just been published doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social ENVT ULB
Spatial risk modelling of highly pathogenic avian influenza in France: Fattening duck farm activity matters
In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the key spatial risk factors and predictive risk maps for HPAI infection in France, with a focus on the 2016–17 and 2020–21 epidemic waves. Our fi...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📢 New paper out! 🦆
Our latest study on HPAI in France and risk mapping has just been published doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social ENVT ULB
Our latest study on HPAI in France and risk mapping has just been published doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social ENVT ULB
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@timvergne.bsky.social our first episode guest, nominated Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt as a biosecurity champion🏅, and after much anticipation, we finally got him on the show! 🎙️
Listen to the 8th episode of BIOSECURE Podcast here: shorturl.at/dNp4b
#worththewait #biosecurity #WABA
Listen to the 8th episode of BIOSECURE Podcast here: shorturl.at/dNp4b
#worththewait #biosecurity #WABA
January 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@timvergne.bsky.social our first episode guest, nominated Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt as a biosecurity champion🏅, and after much anticipation, we finally got him on the show! 🎙️
Listen to the 8th episode of BIOSECURE Podcast here: shorturl.at/dNp4b
#worththewait #biosecurity #WABA
Listen to the 8th episode of BIOSECURE Podcast here: shorturl.at/dNp4b
#worththewait #biosecurity #WABA
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Usually, HPAI is first detected by increased mortality in sheds. Here, day of first infection calculated, with a useful app. Data useful for contact tracing poultry and farms.
App: first-inf.sk8.inrae.fr
👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
App: first-inf.sk8.inrae.fr
👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
January 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Usually, HPAI is first detected by increased mortality in sheds. Here, day of first infection calculated, with a useful app. Data useful for contact tracing poultry and farms.
App: first-inf.sk8.inrae.fr
👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
App: first-inf.sk8.inrae.fr
👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Après de longues négociations, la diplomatie sanitaire française a réussi à lever l'embargo que les Etats-Unis et le Canada avaient mis en place sur les volailles françaises, suite à la campagne de vaccination des canards contre l'IAHP ayant débuté en octobre 2023.
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Les Etats-Unis et le Canada lèvent l’embargo sur les volailles françaises
Après quinze mois de négociations, les embargos sur certaines volailles françaises sont levés, grâce à la diplomatie sanitaire entre la France, les Etats-Unis et le Canada.
www.lemonde.fr
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Après de longues négociations, la diplomatie sanitaire française a réussi à lever l'embargo que les Etats-Unis et le Canada avaient mis en place sur les volailles françaises, suite à la campagne de vaccination des canards contre l'IAHP ayant débuté en octobre 2023.
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Excited to officially announce my new book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty, out in March (UK) and May (US) and available now to pre-order: proof.kucharski.io
It digs into the ideas we can use to weigh evidence and converge on truth under pressure - and what happens when they fail... 1/
It digs into the ideas we can use to weigh evidence and converge on truth under pressure - and what happens when they fail... 1/
January 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Excited to officially announce my new book Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty, out in March (UK) and May (US) and available now to pre-order: proof.kucharski.io
It digs into the ideas we can use to weigh evidence and converge on truth under pressure - and what happens when they fail... 1/
It digs into the ideas we can use to weigh evidence and converge on truth under pressure - and what happens when they fail... 1/
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#TrackFLU. Fieldwork began in Takeo, Cambodia, this January! Our team is exploring poultry markets, farms, and more. Thanks to everyone for keeping it on track! 🙌
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @institutpasteur.bsky.social. Read more: trackflu.inrae-envt.com
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @institutpasteur.bsky.social. Read more: trackflu.inrae-envt.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
#TrackFLU. Fieldwork began in Takeo, Cambodia, this January! Our team is exploring poultry markets, farms, and more. Thanks to everyone for keeping it on track! 🙌
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @institutpasteur.bsky.social. Read more: trackflu.inrae-envt.com
@epidesa.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @institutpasteur.bsky.social. Read more: trackflu.inrae-envt.com
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In the train back from #VIVACE kick off meeting in Paris vivace.hub.inrae.fr/vivace Thirteen PHD students are going to be trained and doing research on avian influenza vaccination in birds. #mariecurie. We will soon open a position in Utrecht!
VIVACE
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January 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the train back from #VIVACE kick off meeting in Paris vivace.hub.inrae.fr/vivace Thirteen PHD students are going to be trained and doing research on avian influenza vaccination in birds. #mariecurie. We will soon open a position in Utrecht!
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"When did the highly pathogenic avian flu #HPAI virus enter the flock?"
To address this crucial question, we developed a #modelling framework based on daily mortality data of different #poultry species and turned it into an online app.
All details here:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To address this crucial question, we developed a #modelling framework based on daily mortality data of different #poultry species and turned it into an online app.
All details here:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Optimizing contact tracing for avian influenza in poultry flocks | Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Contact tracing is commonly used to manage infectious diseases of both humans and
animals. It aims to detect early and control potentially infected individuals or farms
that had contact with infectiou...
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"When did the highly pathogenic avian flu #HPAI virus enter the flock?"
To address this crucial question, we developed a #modelling framework based on daily mortality data of different #poultry species and turned it into an online app.
All details here:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To address this crucial question, we developed a #modelling framework based on daily mortality data of different #poultry species and turned it into an online app.
All details here:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...