H5N1 - Serious Pandemic Threat It’s in the New York Times now "The pathogen poses a serious pandemic threat and has been detected in over 500 dairy herds in 15 states And yet, the U.S. response appears inadequate and slow."

🚨 Applications are open for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Leading International Vaccinology Education (LIVE)! 💉 If you're passionate about vaccinology and dream of studying across 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇧🇪 Belgium, and 🇫🇷 France, this is your chance! 🌍 👉 Learn more and apply here:

📢 The 2024 pipeline review of Vaccines Europe member companies is published today, highlighting the transformative power of immunisation in addressing evolving health challenges bit.ly/3ZdJO1U #WeWontRest

🚨 Almost all countries reporting data to ECDC are observing sharp increases in indicators of both #influenza and respiratory syncytial virus #RSV activity, with a visible impact in secondary care. 👉 Read our #ARI epi update and recommendations: ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events…

I’m looking for a postdoc to join my team under a recently funded ERC Starting Grant. If you’re passionate about structural #virology and have experience in #cryoEM SPA and/or #cryoET, get in touch! Deadline: January 19th. Please share 🙏 tiny.cc/7v33001

Seeing quite some posts about norovirus. This is a somewhat older review but still up to date.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27211790/ For most people, the infection is a nuisance, nicknamed " the two bucket disease". Apt description. Less well known is that it can lead to chronic infection ....

Late Breaker Submission window now open! Last chance to grab a slot at #RSV2025, Iguazu Falls #Brazil. Great programme packed with fantastic talks, unmissable meeting. Be sure to submit before 23rd January: rsv2025.org/abstract-submi…

Amid reports of rising wintertime respiratory infections in China - including human metapneumovirus #HMPV - and the impact on the health system there, 🇨🇳 health authorities say the scale and intensity remain lower than around this time a year ago. World Health Organization (WHO)’s China Country Office and

Early career scientists in the field of respiratory virus infections: Check out these awards 👇🏼 Submit your application and join us at the ESWI conference in October in Valencia. Feel free to share 😀

Big step for EU health security today, with first meeting of the new Advisory Committee on Public Health Emergencies. 44 experts from diverse fields will help the EU assess and respond to health crises. 🔗europa.eu/!PgR9GW #HealthUnion

Prof Professor John Tregoning shared insights on #hMPV, its similarities to RSV, and tips to manage spread in Mail Online. "It is part of the cocktail of winter viruses that we're exposed to and, like other viruses, it'll transmit in coughs, sneezes and in droplets." dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

⚠️ BREAKING: H5N1 Cases Surge to Highest Level Since 2015, WHO Warns Virus Could Mutate to Spread Easily Between Humans, Saying "It's Only a Matter of Time"; Nearly Half of Infected Humans Have Died Since 2003. Transmission lets the virus mutate or merge, creating new strains.

January is #CervicalCancer awareness month! Each year, there are over 33 000 cases of cervical cancer in the EU & about 15 000 deaths. Is there any way to keep safe? Watch our animation & learn more on the European Vaccination Information Portal vaccination-info.europa.eu/en #HPV

📣 New #ESWIAirborne: #hMPV - the (not so) new kid on the block. Learn about the story behind #humanmetapneumovirus and how it was first discovered, featuring: Albert Osterhaus, Bernadette van den Hoogen (bernadette vd hoogen) & Ann Falsey! #ESWIEducationHub shorturl.at/yszOv

thelancet.com/journals/lanin… Europe needs a fully funded influenza centre of excellence network, similar to CEIRR (NIH funded) to be prepared. That includes preparing for further dismantling of scientific networks by the new leadership in the US

Registration closes on 26th February. This will be a great meeting for anyone interested in #RSV #GlobalHealth #RSVDisease. Discounts for Latin America/LMIC countries. Don't miss out on this meeting, register before it is too late! More info: rsv2025.org #RSV2025

Get ready for an exciting lineup of expert speakers, cutting-edge research, and key discussions at #RSV2025! There are sessions on #RSV vaccines, therapeutics, surveillance, and more— View the latest programme on our website & plan your schedule: rsv2025.org/programme

Great job chairing the RSV molecular biology and late breakers session by Erin Getty (stepped up last minute👏) and Professor Peter Delputte at #RSV2025 in Fos do Iguazu, Brazil. Wellcome-Wolfson Institute Experimental Medicine, International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Society

Asuncion is the new President of the International RSV Society! So pleased that she was elected to be my successor 😀

Welcome to the final day of #rsv2025! The day opens with our Keynote Speaker Dr Bernadette van den Hoogen in Session 10: Beyond RSV: Pneumoviridae and bacteria.