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Looking forward to the ESGVM webinar titled “From Elephants to Rats: Surveillance and Discovery of Emerging and Reemerging Viruses in Ireland” with
Drs Maeve Farrell and Tristan Russell.
Registration : lnkd.in/eXS33RRj (24/10 at 1:00 PM CET)
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Drs Maeve Farrell and Tristan Russell.
Registration : lnkd.in/eXS33RRj (24/10 at 1:00 PM CET)
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Want to know more about regulation and product innovation? Join the Microbiology Society & MHRA’s GAMRIF team on 12 Jan at the AMR Innovation Exchange; an online forum connecting innovators, regulators & clinicians worldwide. Open to members. Register today: microb.io/492AToZ
#KOAMR
#KOAMR
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Want to know more about regulation and product innovation? Join the Microbiology Society & MHRA’s GAMRIF team on 12 Jan at the AMR Innovation Exchange; an online forum connecting innovators, regulators & clinicians worldwide. Open to members. Register today: microb.io/492AToZ
#KOAMR
#KOAMR
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Samples (exhaled breath, skin) of humpback, fin and sperm whales in the Arctic found positive for cetacean morbillivirus. Cetacean morbillivirus and the closely related phocine distemper virus and canine distemper virus are pathogens that potentially cause mass die-offs in wild animal populations.
December 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Samples (exhaled breath, skin) of humpback, fin and sperm whales in the Arctic found positive for cetacean morbillivirus. Cetacean morbillivirus and the closely related phocine distemper virus and canine distemper virus are pathogens that potentially cause mass die-offs in wild animal populations.
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Yes, we want to reduce the amount of antibiotics that are used in animals, but we need to get past sound bites, easy metrics and made-up numbers, and focus on changes that will improve antimicrobial resistance and animal health.
www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/12/arti...
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Antibiotic use in animals…when more might be better
OK, that headline might get some people worked up, but hopefully they’ll read the whole post before firing off an email. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is
www.wormsandgermsblog.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Yes, we want to reduce the amount of antibiotics that are used in animals, but we need to get past sound bites, easy metrics and made-up numbers, and focus on changes that will improve antimicrobial resistance and animal health.
www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/12/arti...
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 detected for the first time in dairy cows in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There are 1.3 million dairy cows in Wisconsin, second only to California, with 1.7 million dairy cows.
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 detected for the first time in dairy cows in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There are 1.3 million dairy cows in Wisconsin, second only to California, with 1.7 million dairy cows.
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Not only Eurasian cranes are suffering high mortality from highly pathogenic avian influenza in Spain; the disease also has been diagnosed in hundreds of white storks found dead in the central Madrid region over the past several weeks. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge
Spanish authorities have detected four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the central Madrid region, where forestry agents collected hundreds of dead storks over the past several weeks including m...
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Not only Eurasian cranes are suffering high mortality from highly pathogenic avian influenza in Spain; the disease also has been diagnosed in hundreds of white storks found dead in the central Madrid region over the past several weeks. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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CLSI breakpoints haven't been revised, but this paper suggests we need to interpret things differently. That adds confusion but keeping up with changes like this improves patient care.
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Antibiotics in cats: a need to review more breakpoints
Change is tough. Repeated changes can be tougher when it takes a lot to get anything implemented and understood. But…change is also good if it advances
www.wormsandgermsblog.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
CLSI breakpoints haven't been revised, but this paper suggests we need to interpret things differently. That adds confusion but keeping up with changes like this improves patient care.
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Antibiotics and planetary health.
The ecological impact of antibiotics...not something we think of often but use of these drugs in people, animals or plants has an impact.
The amount might surprise you
Pharmaceutical production accounts for 1000' or tonnes of CO2 each year
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The ecological impact of antibiotics...not something we think of often but use of these drugs in people, animals or plants has an impact.
The amount might surprise you
Pharmaceutical production accounts for 1000' or tonnes of CO2 each year
1/n
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Antibiotics and planetary health.
The ecological impact of antibiotics...not something we think of often but use of these drugs in people, animals or plants has an impact.
The amount might surprise you
Pharmaceutical production accounts for 1000' or tonnes of CO2 each year
1/n
The ecological impact of antibiotics...not something we think of often but use of these drugs in people, animals or plants has an impact.
The amount might surprise you
Pharmaceutical production accounts for 1000' or tonnes of CO2 each year
1/n
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H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus can remain infectious in refrigerated milk for over 5 months, according to Tokyo University research. The researchers hypothesized, "It's possible that fat, protein and other components in milk change during infection, potentially protecting the virus."
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus can remain infectious in refrigerated milk for over 5 months, according to Tokyo University research. The researchers hypothesized, "It's possible that fat, protein and other components in milk change during infection, potentially protecting the virus."
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Thanks, Damien! By chance I was reading this article of yours just yesterday. Pathology meets statistics. What a coincidence: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19204341/
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thanks, Damien! By chance I was reading this article of yours just yesterday. Pathology meets statistics. What a coincidence: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19204341/
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Join our Christmas event this Friday @ 4 pm CET. Our quiz winner will take home one ESCMID Global 2026 registration!
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Join our Christmas event this Friday @ 4 pm CET. Our quiz winner will take home one ESCMID Global 2026 registration!
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The #CITESCOP20 meeting in Uzbekistan has drawn to a close and we are grateful for a series of landmark decisions that will strengthen trade regulations for threatened species—including many heavily targeted by the global pet trade. Here are a few. 🌏
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The #CITESCOP20 meeting in Uzbekistan has drawn to a close and we are grateful for a series of landmark decisions that will strengthen trade regulations for threatened species—including many heavily targeted by the global pet trade. Here are a few. 🌏
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Impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 on wild birds and poultry in Canada. Note: This disease does *not* circulate naturally in wild birds. It originated in commercial poultry and subsequently spilled over into wild birds, where it has now become established. m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkKe...
Southern Manitoba town's residents concerned about dead geese
YouTube video by CBC News Manitoba
m.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 on wild birds and poultry in Canada. Note: This disease does *not* circulate naturally in wild birds. It originated in commercial poultry and subsequently spilled over into wild birds, where it has now become established. m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkKe...
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If you are interested in more detailed background information about the emergence and worldwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, here is an open access video of a lecture I gave for the University of Sydney. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFD...
The global expansion of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza - Prof Thijs Kuiken
YouTube video by Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute
m.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
If you are interested in more detailed background information about the emergence and worldwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, here is an open access video of a lecture I gave for the University of Sydney. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFD...
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8 kittens died, with one confirmed as H5N1. Suspected source is eating wild birds that their mother caught (but a series of infections from bird -> mother -> kitten presumably can't be ruled out.
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H5N1 updates: peacock exemption, and more sick cats
It’s nice to be able to talk about H5N1 flu and not have to discuss ostriches, but unfortunately ,we still have things to talk about. First up,
www.wormsandgermsblog.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
8 kittens died, with one confirmed as H5N1. Suspected source is eating wild birds that their mother caught (but a series of infections from bird -> mother -> kitten presumably can't be ruled out.
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This Thursday don’t forget to join us for another exciting webinar on sustainability @esgvm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social
🌱 The ESCMID Sustainability Commission & ESGVM have organised 'Lab Sustainability: From Bench to Bedside to Planet' where you can learn more about 'going green' in your research environment!
🗓️ Thurs, 04 Dec @ 13:00 CET
🚀 Register here: https://ow.ly/BLsg50XvLem
#IDSky #clinmicro
🗓️ Thurs, 04 Dec @ 13:00 CET
🚀 Register here: https://ow.ly/BLsg50XvLem
#IDSky #clinmicro
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This Thursday don’t forget to join us for another exciting webinar on sustainability @esgvm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social
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🖋️On behalf of the ESCMID AMR Action Subcommittee, Holger Rohde pens a piece about the need to reframe how we are talking about #AMR. It is not a disease but instead a biological phenomenon that impacts how patients can get effective treatment. https://ow.ly/Tzaz50Xz3vG
#WAAW2025 #IDSky #clinmicro
#WAAW2025 #IDSky #clinmicro
Better AMR metrics are key to global action
Antimicrobial resistance is rising despite greater global attention. Progress remains slow, threatening health worldwide and demanding urgent action.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🖋️On behalf of the ESCMID AMR Action Subcommittee, Holger Rohde pens a piece about the need to reframe how we are talking about #AMR. It is not a disease but instead a biological phenomenon that impacts how patients can get effective treatment. https://ow.ly/Tzaz50Xz3vG
#WAAW2025 #IDSky #clinmicro
#WAAW2025 #IDSky #clinmicro
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💡Nicholas Day has researched neglected tropical diseases for >30 years. In his keynote at #ESCMIDGlobal 2026, he focuses on rickettsioses: their widespread prevalence, global health burden & the most urgent needs to improve patient outcomes.
More info: https://ow.ly/Gg4f50XyZwL
#IDSky #clinmicro
More info: https://ow.ly/Gg4f50XyZwL
#IDSky #clinmicro
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
💡Nicholas Day has researched neglected tropical diseases for >30 years. In his keynote at #ESCMIDGlobal 2026, he focuses on rickettsioses: their widespread prevalence, global health burden & the most urgent needs to improve patient outcomes.
More info: https://ow.ly/Gg4f50XyZwL
#IDSky #clinmicro
More info: https://ow.ly/Gg4f50XyZwL
#IDSky #clinmicro
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The @FAO.org Biodiversity Knowledge Hub offers key resources on biodiversity in agrifood systems.
🌱Search, filter, and access 👇
🔹 Data and indicators
🔹 Learning materials
🔹 Guidelines
🔹 Communities & more
➡️ bit.ly/3SM6zXK
🌱Search, filter, and access 👇
🔹 Data and indicators
🔹 Learning materials
🔹 Guidelines
🔹 Communities & more
➡️ bit.ly/3SM6zXK
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The @FAO.org Biodiversity Knowledge Hub offers key resources on biodiversity in agrifood systems.
🌱Search, filter, and access 👇
🔹 Data and indicators
🔹 Learning materials
🔹 Guidelines
🔹 Communities & more
➡️ bit.ly/3SM6zXK
🌱Search, filter, and access 👇
🔹 Data and indicators
🔹 Learning materials
🔹 Guidelines
🔹 Communities & more
➡️ bit.ly/3SM6zXK
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NOAA's #OceanAcidification Program is funding 6 new awards to help U.S. coastal communities adapt to ocean acidification.
Check out the project in Lingít Aaní, southeast Alaska. #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊🦑
oceanacidification.noaa.gov/funded-proje...
Check out the project in Lingít Aaní, southeast Alaska. #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊🦑
oceanacidification.noaa.gov/funded-proje...
Developing tools for resiliency planning in Southeast Alaska - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
This project provides tools communities and decision makers in Southeast Alaska can use for assessing vulnerability and resilience to ocean acidification and inform adaptive strategies.
oceanacidification.noaa.gov
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
NOAA's #OceanAcidification Program is funding 6 new awards to help U.S. coastal communities adapt to ocean acidification.
Check out the project in Lingít Aaní, southeast Alaska. #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊🦑
oceanacidification.noaa.gov/funded-proje...
Check out the project in Lingít Aaní, southeast Alaska. #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊🦑
oceanacidification.noaa.gov/funded-proje...
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From @nytimes.com: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
From @nytimes.com: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
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1/ The UK Biodiversity Indicators, some using BTO data, have been updated by Defra and @jncc.bsky.social ➡️ jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-...
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
1/ The UK Biodiversity Indicators, some using BTO data, have been updated by Defra and @jncc.bsky.social ➡️ jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-...
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
Here’s how BTO contributes to these indicators, which show the state of #biodiversity, its pressures and conservation responses. ⬇️
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We placed 120 defrosted day-old chicks as a model for a small carcass in a variety of habitats in southwestern Germany.
The most important vertebrate scavengers were the Red Fox, the Common Buzzard, the European Magpie (Pica pica) and the Domestic Cat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The most important vertebrate scavengers were the Red Fox, the Common Buzzard, the European Magpie (Pica pica) and the Domestic Cat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We placed 120 defrosted day-old chicks as a model for a small carcass in a variety of habitats in southwestern Germany.
The most important vertebrate scavengers were the Red Fox, the Common Buzzard, the European Magpie (Pica pica) and the Domestic Cat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The most important vertebrate scavengers were the Red Fox, the Common Buzzard, the European Magpie (Pica pica) and the Domestic Cat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
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Alberta, Canada 2021–2024: 5/267 wild pigs seropositive for IAV, with HI assay + VNT confirming H5-specific antibodies. Surprising given few infections in domestic pigs!
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Alberta, Canada 2021–2024: 5/267 wild pigs seropositive for IAV, with HI assay + VNT confirming H5-specific antibodies. Surprising given few infections in domestic pigs!
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Great work up on isolates from Antarctica: some w PB2 mutations = efficient mammalian replication. But, preference for avian receptors. Cross-reactivity with existing CVVs.
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Great work up on isolates from Antarctica: some w PB2 mutations = efficient mammalian replication. But, preference for avian receptors. Cross-reactivity with existing CVVs.
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...