Thanks a million Dan and Ollie for the outstanding contribution to this work!
I’m delighted that we could contribute the #cryoEM data to this incredible antiviral discovery project from the group of @neyts_johan 💊
Published today in Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
A huge congrats to everyone involved! 🎉
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Continuous trouble with this #H5N1 #birdflu #influenza virus.
nytimes.com/2025/01/23/nyreg… via @NYTimes
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Het poliovirus gevonden in rioolwater in Polen, Finland, Spanje, Finland & Duitsland. Het virus circuleert dus opnieuw in Europa. Erg belangrijk dat artsen vaccinatie status natrekken zeker voor wie uit polio endemische regio’s komt. @JorisMonis standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250118…
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New #virus [Xue-Cheng virus (XCV)] discovered in #febrile patients (nonspecific acute to severe disease) with recent tick bites in northeastern China. #XCV is an #orthonairovirus alike e.g. #CCHF @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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The battle against #polio has to continue cidrap.umn.edu/polio/pakista…
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Check our paper. Pre-epidemic #Zika virus strains cause >CNS-damage in mouse embryos than epidemic strains. The virus may have evolved to attenuation, resulting in disease rather than premature in utero death. @Nature @Mailis_Darmuzey nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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The Louisiana patient with #H5N1 #birdflu contracted the virus from birds, but the virus evolved (acquired mutations) in the patient. Importance of genomic surveillance in people & animals! Prevent exposure of people to infected animals & environments. cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/…
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This patient had sexual contact with a person with #mpox (-like symptoms), they isolated on their own before diagnosis. No high-risk contacts in #Belgium identified. Risk to the public in Belgium remains low, according to the #ECDC
cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/belgium-…
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Het #H5N1 #vogelgriep virus infecteert een veelheid aan wilde zoogdieren (hier voor de VS) maar ook o.a. rundvee (in de VA). Soms ook mensen. Een “vogel” virus dus…
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The Government of Rwanda today announced the end of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the country. This declaration comes after 42 consecutive days with no new cases, following the discharge of the last confirmed patient, in line with the @WHO guidelines.
#StopMarburg
More: shorturl.at/S5yEz
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People in the impoverished district “vulnerable” ~malnutrition rate ~ 40%, recent serious typhoid outbreak. The DRC is also experiencing a seasonal influenza outbreak. healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-…
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Needs close attention….! reuters.com/business/healthc…
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Factcheck: het klopt dat je beter je neus ophaalt dan hem te snuiten - @Knack knack.be/factcheck/factcheck…
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Enlightening lecture by @MarionKoopmans on pandemic preparedness with a focus on prevention at the International Conference on Pandemic Preparedness #Trieste @ICGEB
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Many questions remain about the #marburg #outbreak in #rwanda Good reading in @ScienceMagazine
We can only hope that the authorities are able to rapidly contain this. science.org/content/article/…
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Update on #H5N1 #birdflu infections in health care workers who were taking care of a patient. cnn.com/2024/09/27/health/he…
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