Not all bat viruses spread the same way 🦇
A new study from @averyholmes.bsky.social & colleagues looked at six viruses in vampire bats in Peru & found contrasting patterns of circulation.
Some reflect bat movement, others were influenced by human activity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Three blue boxes containing white snowflake-like silhouettes of viruses
I wrote a festive little piece for @uk.theconversation.com about the invisible but beautiful world of viruses, our fight against viral diseases, and how you can explore all of this, and more, by making paper snowflakes
❄️🦠🤓❄️ #scicomm #sciart
theconversation.com/the-twelve-v...
We are excited to invite abstract submissions for talks and posters for the 2026 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases meeting at Virginia Tech (June 2-4). Abstract submissions should be made by February 3, 2026 for consideration, using the google form here: cpe.vt.edu/eeid2026/abs...
Are you fascinated by viruses? Would you like to design your own original research project in the UK's largest virology centre? Why not come and do a PhD @cvrinfo.bsky.social - application deadline 6th Jan 2026 (1/1): www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Nice coverage of @itingtu.bsky.social 's work on H5 influenza in vampire bats by @martinenserink.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
Preprint here-> doi.org/10.1101/2025...
PhD position (Glasgow, UK)
Build lightweight AI tools supporting One Health decision-making.
with @kirstynbrunker.bsky.social @bljog.bsky.social @jakelever.bsky.social
at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2420
My 1st first-author paper is out as a preprint! Excited to share the fascinating story of marine-feeding vampire bats 🌊🦇 We found that marine-diet bats were exposed to #H5#AvianFlu 🦠 from marine wildlife and could potentially spread it to livestock via blood feed🩸
doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.09.686930
