Dr Rhys Parry and team have identified the first henipavirus in North America. The Camp Hill virus was confirmed in shrews in the US state of Alabama. Read more here - tinyurl.com/3942u48j

Congratulations Greg! I'm proud to be a part of this multidisciplinary team looking into the impact of climate change on emerging mosquito-borne viral diseases in Australia and developing mitigation strategies.

Japanese encephalitis virus – JEV – detected at two Queensland piggeries abc.net.au/news/2025-02-1…

Very grateful to receive this NHMRC support for our team to progress our arbovirology projects for the next 5 years. The Emerging Viral Diseases Lab is focussed on innovating new antivirals, anti-inflammatories, and vaccines for mosquito borne viral diseases 🦟🔬

A sad reminder that mosquitoes are more than just annoying, they can spread pathogens that cause potentially fatal illness. Warnings from NSW Health as the first death of a person in the state with Japanese encephalitis since 2022 reported health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/202…

The game has changed since contributing to this article on Friday with JEV now detected in Brisbane City QIMR Berghofer

Bowen man likely died from Japanese encephalitis but local exposure uncertain - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2025-04-0…

another cool piece of work from our consortium onehealthpact.org/news/overwinte…

Opinion article in the Guardian

Now online! Structural basis for plasticity in receptor engagement by an encephalitic alphavirus dlvr.it/TK5fGg

New outbreak of the Chikungunya virus on the island of La Réunion transmitted locally by Aedes albopictus. The virus probably originates from an Aedes aegypti African lineage; it has acquired mutations to adapt to Albopictus. rfi.fr/en/france/2025…

Hoping Jody Peters (Hobson-Peters) UQ News vaccine can get approved soon. This is another example of the unacceptable regulatory burdens and delays crippling Australian medical research and translation.

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A Queensland city that had been declared "essentially dengue-free" has recorded its first locally-transmitted case of the mosquito-borne illness in seven years. ab.co/3F7qvkH

The outbreak of the mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya on Réunion may be showing signs of ebbing. But the need for the vaccine may not be, as the virus is expected to spread beyond the Indian Ocean. scim.ag/4jQMbRb

BREAKING🔔 The 53th paper from G2P-Japan🇯🇵 is out at Lancet Infectious Diseases The Lancet Infectious Diseases. We elucidated the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1. Please repost🔥 1/ thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

The politically weaponized "lab leak" theory is destroying both pandemic preparedness & all of American science. Grateful to Kristian, Andrew, Eddie, & Bob for their courage, integrity, & commitment to what the evidence shows and to our field. theconversation.com/how-conspiracy…