Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus of clade 2.3.4.4b isolated from a human case in Chile causes fatal disease and transmits between co-housed ferrets Clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused large outbreaks within avian populations on five continents, with concurrent spillover into a variety of mammalian speci...

🦠🌐🔍 Alert! Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus of clade 2.3.4.4b isolated from a human case in Chile causes fatal disease and transmits between co-housed ferrets. 🦉🐿️

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📚 #InfluenzaResearch #PandemicPreparedness #AvianInfluenza

With viral disease emergence expected to accelerate, preparing for possible future pandemics is paramount.

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From Spillover to the Brain: Understanding Zoonotic Viruses Across the Life Cycle of Infection | ESWI Our guests are early career scientists active in opposite ends of the infection spectrum: one scientist is a virus hunter, tracking viruses in urban environments, while the other investigates how viru...

🧠🦠 New #ESWIAirborne podcast episode out now!
How do viruses move from environmental spillover to the brain—and what can this tell us about future #PandemicPreparedness?
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Why the buildings we design could save lives in the next pandemic

Architects and public health experts are calling for better collaboration to design buildings that can withstand future pandemics.

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📆 In two weeks, the PREPARE-EU #Workshop, “Translating European Expertise to #PandemicPreparedness,” will bring together experts from across Europe.

🦠 We’re excited that COMBINE will be part of the conversation.

⏳ Don’t miss your chance to join – registration closes today!
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📣 APPEAL will be showcased at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 in Munich, 17–21 April 2026.
Recent project achievements will be presented in an oral talk by coordinator Rainer König.
A great opportunity to connect with the stakeholder groups.

#HorizonEU #InfectiousDiseases #Bioinfomatics #PandemicPreparedness

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research Centre for Virus Research

Explore the new CVR website for more case studies! - www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#AI #Virology #PandemicPreparedness #MVLS #Research #Innovation

This survey is organised by the EU-funded CoMeCT project and the University of Verona. @ec.europa.eu @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @erc.europa.eu
@horizoneu.bsky.social @ecrin.bsky.social #ClinicalResearch #pandemicpreparedness

🌍 Today on #WorldHealthDay, we join the global call to #StandWithScience and celebrate the power of scientific collaboration to protect the health of people, animals, plants, & the planet.

#combineMARV #PandemicPreparedness #OneHealth

Genomic analysis of high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses from Antarctica reveals multiple introductions from South America - Nature Communications Genomic analysis of HPAI H5N1 from Antarctica reveals multiple independent introductions from South America. It highlights long-distance dissemination via migratory birds and the addition of Antarctic...

Read the full paper in doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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UK Pandemic Preparedness talks about rapid scale-up and flexibility. Good. That should include ventilation and air cleaning, not just medicines and PPE. Preparedness should be practical. go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/jdiajRW
#PandemicPreparedness #CleanAir

The new UK pandemic paper gets one big thing right: future pandemics are a certainty, and respiratory spread matters. Good start. But preparedness has to mean cleaner indoor air too. go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/jdiajRW
#CleanAir #PandemicPreparedness

🦠 Discover the COMBINE project at a glance! Explore our leaflet for a clear and concise overview of the project and the 3-step COMBINE approach:

1️⃣ Identification
2️⃣ Characterisation
3️⃣ Inhibition

Download here 🔗 combine-marv.eu/media

#combineMARV #PandemicPreparedness #MarburgVirus #EUfunded

Did you know? @thepandemicinst.bsky.social offers responsive funding for emerging infections and future pandemic threats - from rapid-response projects to global collaborations.

Stay ahead of funding calls and opportunities: www.thepandemicinstitute.org/collaborate/...

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New @yorkuniversity.bsky.social study: how to contain #H5N1 #birdflu if human-to-human transmission begins
1) Early action > reactive response
2) Pre-emptive > reactive #vaccination
3) Isolation critical, but asymptomatic spread is a risk. #PandemicPreparedness
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🟢Today, members of the APPEAL consortium presented recent project outcomes at the 7th Central German Meeting on Bioinformatics (“Mittelerde Meeting 2026”) in Halle, Germany.
#Bioinfomatics #HorizonEU #AntiviralResearch #PandemicPreparedness

Open science can only grow when data is FAIR.

EVORA strives to develop tools for streamlining the way virology data is made available and accessed, promoting Open Science and FAIR data.
#OpenScience #FAIRdata #PandemicPreparedness #EUResearch #ScientificCollaboration

🚨 Heute wurde die GLEWS+ Plattform eingeweiht – das neue Frühwarnsystem für Bedrohungen an der Schnittstelle Mensch-Tier-Umwelt! 🌍

Ein starkes Beispiel für One Health-Zusammenarbeit zwischen FAO 🌽, WHO 👩‍⚕️ und WOAH 🦇.

🔗 Entdecke mehr: www.glews.net

#OneHealth #GLEWS+ #PandemicPreparedness

Tense Start To Final Pandemic Agreement Talks As Africa Rejects New Draft Text - Health Policy Watch Tension was palpable at the start of the sixth – and supposedly final – round of talks on an annex to the Pandemic Agreement, with the African region

🌍 Tensions are rising at final pandemic accord talks. African nations have rejected the draft, warning it fails on equity and access.

✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@who.int @euatun.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
#PandemicPreparedness #HealthEquity #GlobalHealthPolicy

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Flawed data, and hasty Covid-19 conclusions got preparedness wrong: Watch what we missed and why it matters now TLDR/Summary I recently presented our new research on Covid-19 outcomes (watch the recording embedded above – 37min, moderately technical), revisiting what analysts got wrong about pandemic p…

An excellent article on pandemics and accurate preparedness.
#COVID19 #PandemicPreparedness #PublicHealth

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Pay for speed, not volume. Shift 25% of public lab funds into performance pools that bonus fast turnaround + genomic coverage, with independent audits. Full breakdown → ideas.xsbrt.com/PayOutbreakLabsForSpeedA... Replies/saves welcome #pandemicpreparedness

📢 Prof. Suerie Moon will speak tomorrow in a webinar on pathogen sharing, equity, and global health security under the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

🗓 20 March
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#GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #PandemicPreparedness

International collaboration is vital to staying ahead of emerging health threats. Delighted to host partners from Hong Kong advancing saliva testing for emerging pathogens.

#PandemicPreparedness #EmergingInfections

📣APPEAL consortium members are presenting recent project results at #GfV26 in Heidelberg.
Meet us at the poster session: P161, P381, P386, P393 and P492.
#HorizonEU #AntiviralResearch #PandemicPreparedness

We’re excited to welcome Fitsum Alemayehu to the MPP’s Community Advisory Panel!

He will bring his expertise in #pandemicpreparedness and community engagement to help ensure community perspectives guide our work for equitable access to health technologies.

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🦠📅 COMBINE partners are heading to Heidelberg for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology (GfV) next week.

Let's connect and exchange ideas! 🤝💡

#combinemMARV #PandemicPreparedness #GfV2026

The world in which 1 in 5 children died before the age of 5 wasn't that long ago, and RFK,Jr. is dragging us back there. We are not helpless. We can hold the responsible parties accountable. #RFK #RFKjr #pandemicpreparedness #vaccines #pandemicsenators #pediatrichealth #childhealth #parenting

#DigitalPublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness #HealthInnovation #WHO #UCL