Neue ASciNA Präsidentin gewählt. Wien/Los Angeles, 16. April 2024
Alexandra Lieben übernimmt das Amt und betont die Bedeutung transatlantischer Zusammenarbeit für die österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Happy Bat Appreciation Day! 🦇

Canada reports more H5N5 avian flu virus detections in mammals, wild birds

The country had reported sporadic H5N5 detections in wild birds in mammals in 2023.

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So happy to be presenting our work on B cell responses to mpox vaccines in Portugal later this year and connecting with other Vaccinologists!

#COVIDisAirborne and solvable HEPA/ventilate n95 35+ days into widespread, national outbreak & no data to show pasteurization completely inactivates h5n1 influenza virus replicating into cow milk. Makes you wonder why it’s taking so long to show data. You know experiments are done. You also know many more virus sequences are…

ASV is hosting a webinar on ‘Navigating the U.S. Immigration System’ on April 16th, 2024. The webinar will be presented by Immigration Attorney Brian H. Getson, an expert in immigration practice. Find out more at asv.org.

Join us at the upcoming Vaccine Congress in Portugal and submit your abstract before 3 May! Confirmed speakers are Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl, Camila Coelho, Ben Teh among many other renowned scientist!
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Avian flu virus detected in more Michigan dairy herds and on another large layer farm

Along with multiple detections now in dairy cows, avian flu has also hit two massive layer farms in the state.

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The Africa CDC's Statement on Moderna Plan to reassess commitment to African vaccine manufacturing. This is in response to Moderna's decision to put its plans on hold for establishing vaccine manufacturing in Kenya. Read more: africacdc.org/news-item/afri…

Time to ditch BioRender? I had no idea they were claiming copyright to the figures we make with it, even after we pay for use of the service.

Austria in a nutshell.

Schrödinger's Smiley!

2/n in parallel our National School of Tropical Medicine BCM_TropMed scientists are finding evidence of significant Chagas transmission in Texas, increasing from climate change, persistent poverty. The Republic of Texas = disease-endemic country for multiple tropical infections

Millennials preparing for the 37th once in a lifetime event in the last 5 years

Chagas is a terrible disease. And while many think this is a problem of the tropics, it should be clear that you can also get it in the US, e.g. in Texas (even though it is rare there). It infects dogs too.

Audobon: 'A New Birding Club Wants to Help COVID Long-Haulers Safely Enjoy Nature Together'

'Ed Yong, an award-winning science journalist...recently launched The Spoonbill Club to provide community—and an accessible hobby—for folks with long COVID'

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Ein Wissenschaftler wird von jemandem diskreditiert, dessen einzige Lebensleistung es war, sich der Gravitation hinzugeben. Man kann es nicht fassen! #Baumgartner #exxpress Marcus Wadsak 🌞

Islamic Republic is NOT Iran.

Islamic Republic does not represent us or our values. The people of Iran have been fighting the Islamic Republic since the day they stepped foot in Iran.
Iranians stood side by side with our Jewish brothers & sisters during the horrific October…

First identification of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus genome in ticks colleted from cattle in Corsica, France. This finding helps to better understand previous findings on #CCHF in Western Europe. Thread 🧵

The abstract submission deadline for the Options conference is on Monday, April 15th. There is still time to submit an abstract!
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