Chicago Public Health announced today that we have a confirmed case of West Nile Virus. Please take it seriously! Might be oversharing but my grandfather died from complications from the 2013 Dallas WNV outbreak.
Wear insect repellent and if you’re old / immunocompromised, stay in at dawn and dusk!
Wear insect repellent and if you’re old / immunocompromised, stay in at dawn and dusk!
September 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Chicago Public Health announced today that we have a confirmed case of West Nile Virus. Please take it seriously! Might be oversharing but my grandfather died from complications from the 2013 Dallas WNV outbreak.
Wear insect repellent and if you’re old / immunocompromised, stay in at dawn and dusk!
Wear insect repellent and if you’re old / immunocompromised, stay in at dawn and dusk!
I think it would help - pundits and everyone who doesn't do this professionally - if headline voting/polling breakdowns always included DNV/WNV.
May 11, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I think it would help - pundits and everyone who doesn't do this professionally - if headline voting/polling breakdowns always included DNV/WNV.
I know this is a minor quibble, but my recently submitted NSF proposal will get flagged under these guidelines. Why? Male mosquitoes don't transmit WNV, so we only test females
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I know this is a minor quibble, but my recently submitted NSF proposal will get flagged under these guidelines. Why? Male mosquitoes don't transmit WNV, so we only test females
Massachusetts announces the risk of #WestNile has risen to "high" in a number of municipalities at this point. Between #WNV and #EasternEquineEncephalitis or #EEE, this is a good time of the year not to be bitten by mosquitoes!
August 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Massachusetts announces the risk of #WestNile has risen to "high" in a number of municipalities at this point. Between #WNV and #EasternEquineEncephalitis or #EEE, this is a good time of the year not to be bitten by mosquitoes!
@hieu-tnm-adora-94.bsky.social presenting her poster on WNV!
November 16, 2024 at 12:45 AM
@hieu-tnm-adora-94.bsky.social presenting her poster on WNV!
Das #WestNilVirus wird durch Mückenstiche #Moskitos übertragen u breitet sich in #NewOrleans u anderswo aus. Vor allem Vögel & Pferde sind betroffen, aber auch zunehmend Menschen.
Jeder 100. entwickelt neuroinvasive Symptome
#Klimakrise führt zur Verbreitung
www.rki.de/DE/Themen/In...
Jeder 100. entwickelt neuroinvasive Symptome
#Klimakrise führt zur Verbreitung
www.rki.de/DE/Themen/In...
June 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Das #WestNilVirus wird durch Mückenstiche #Moskitos übertragen u breitet sich in #NewOrleans u anderswo aus. Vor allem Vögel & Pferde sind betroffen, aber auch zunehmend Menschen.
Jeder 100. entwickelt neuroinvasive Symptome
#Klimakrise führt zur Verbreitung
www.rki.de/DE/Themen/In...
Jeder 100. entwickelt neuroinvasive Symptome
#Klimakrise führt zur Verbreitung
www.rki.de/DE/Themen/In...
Also DK and WNV.
*So much* easier to parse the numbers if you *don't* throw out DK and WNV - I get that people/pollsters want to make the picture simpler, but this is one of those cases where it (now, 80s not so much) backfires because we have invisibly varying denominator.
*So much* easier to parse the numbers if you *don't* throw out DK and WNV - I get that people/pollsters want to make the picture simpler, but this is one of those cases where it (now, 80s not so much) backfires because we have invisibly varying denominator.
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Also DK and WNV.
*So much* easier to parse the numbers if you *don't* throw out DK and WNV - I get that people/pollsters want to make the picture simpler, but this is one of those cases where it (now, 80s not so much) backfires because we have invisibly varying denominator.
*So much* easier to parse the numbers if you *don't* throw out DK and WNV - I get that people/pollsters want to make the picture simpler, but this is one of those cases where it (now, 80s not so much) backfires because we have invisibly varying denominator.
#WestNile virus is spread by mosquitoes and there is no human vaccine
Climate change is facilitating its spread across Europe
In eastern Austria, the virus has been established for years and is causing a growing number of infections
Our paper on cases, risk areas..
now out in @eurosurveillance.org
In eastern Austria, the virus has been established for years and is causing a growing number of infections
Our paper on cases, risk areas..
now out in @eurosurveillance.org
Increased incidence of human West Nile and Usutu infections in Austria, 2024: analysis of data from 2009 to 2024
BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) outbreaks in Europe pose growing public health concerns. In Austria, human WNV and USUV infections occur nearly every year since 2009 with notable case number variations. AIM We analysed annual incidences and spatiotemporal distributions of human WNV and USUV infections in Austria in 2009–2024. METHODS Annual incidence rates of laboratory-confirmed WNV and USUV cases recorded through the national surveillance were calculated, stratified by age, sex, clinical presentation, exposure place and virus sequence. RESULTS During 2009–2024, recorded case numbers were highest in 2024, with 37 WNV (19 male/18 female; median age: 62 years, range: 18–88) and 27 USUV infections (18 male/9 female; median age: 59 years, range: 20–69). Nineteen WNV cases developed West Nile neuroinvasive disease, while no USUV cases had neurological disease. Thirty-four of the WNV cases and all USUV cases were locally acquired. In northern Burgenland, an eastern Austrian region with an avian hotspot and only sporadic cases previously reported, WNV and USUV incidences respectively rose from averages of 0.6 and 1.0 per 100,000 in previous years to 6.6 and 4.2 per 100,000 in 2024. All 25 sequences analysed in 2024 from locally acquired WNV cases were of lineage 2. Among 15 USUV sequences, 14 belonged to the Europe-2 and one to the Africa-3 clade. CONCLUSION Human WNV and USUV infection increases in a previously low-incidence region underscore their increasing public health impact in Austria. Strengthening surveillance and response measures is essential for early detection, guiding prevention efforts, and ensuring blood donor safety.
www.eurosurveillance.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 AM
#WestNile virus is spread by mosquitoes and there is no human vaccine
Climate change is facilitating its spread across Europe
In eastern Austria, the virus has been established for years and is causing a growing number of infections
Our paper on cases, risk areas..
now out in @eurosurveillance.org
In eastern Austria, the virus has been established for years and is causing a growing number of infections
Our paper on cases, risk areas..
now out in @eurosurveillance.org
West Nile Virus (WNV) circulates between mosquitoes (primarily Culex spp) and wild birds. Humans can get WNV from the bite of an infected mosquito. WNV cannot spread between humans except through blood donation and rarely through the placenta during pregnancy.
June 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
West Nile Virus (WNV) circulates between mosquitoes (primarily Culex spp) and wild birds. Humans can get WNV from the bite of an infected mosquito. WNV cannot spread between humans except through blood donation and rarely through the placenta during pregnancy.
Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct. 2 '26): 1,765 cases so far, of which 721 in #Italy, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/10/seas...
Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct. 2 '26): 1,765 cases so far, of which 721 in #Italy
etidiohnew.blogspot.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Seasonal #surveillance in #humans in 2026 for #WNV - Weekly Report (ECDC, Oct. 2 '26): 1,765 cases so far, of which 721 in #Italy, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/10/seas...
Here's a recent-ish paper from the group looking at WNV and SLEV coinfection in a variety of different systems. This has been in progress for a long time. journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
WNV and SLEV coinfection in avian and mosquito hosts: impact on viremia, antibody responses, and vector competence | Journal of Virology
West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) are closely related
viruses that are transmitted by the same mosquitoes and infect the same birds in nature.
Both viruses circulate in the...
journals.asm.org
November 7, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Here's a recent-ish paper from the group looking at WNV and SLEV coinfection in a variety of different systems. This has been in progress for a long time. journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
🚨 New study in @pnas.org ! 🚨
We identified MITD1, a brain-specific interferon-inducible factor that 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, including WNV, USUV, ZIKV & DENV.
🔗 Read the paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
👇 Thread with take-home messages below!
#Virology #Flavivirus #Interferon
We identified MITD1, a brain-specific interferon-inducible factor that 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, including WNV, USUV, ZIKV & DENV.
🔗 Read the paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
👇 Thread with take-home messages below!
#Virology #Flavivirus #Interferon
MITD1 is a brain-specific interferon-inducible factor that inhibits flavivirus replication | PNAS
West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are closely related mosquito-borne neurotropic
flaviviruses that share common transmission cycle and c...
www.pnas.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🚨 New study in @pnas.org ! 🚨
We identified MITD1, a brain-specific interferon-inducible factor that 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, including WNV, USUV, ZIKV & DENV.
🔗 Read the paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
👇 Thread with take-home messages below!
#Virology #Flavivirus #Interferon
We identified MITD1, a brain-specific interferon-inducible factor that 𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, including WNV, USUV, ZIKV & DENV.
🔗 Read the paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
👇 Thread with take-home messages below!
#Virology #Flavivirus #Interferon
A new tune echoes through the valley…🦋
Here’s a sneak peek!👁️
You will hear the full version in the next trailer, that drops on October 27th! #wnv #wonderfulneoranvalley
Here’s a sneak peek!👁️
You will hear the full version in the next trailer, that drops on October 27th! #wnv #wonderfulneoranvalley
September 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A new tune echoes through the valley…🦋
Here’s a sneak peek!👁️
You will hear the full version in the next trailer, that drops on October 27th! #wnv #wonderfulneoranvalley
Here’s a sneak peek!👁️
You will hear the full version in the next trailer, that drops on October 27th! #wnv #wonderfulneoranvalley
The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS) said on Tuesday that three mosquito pools in Lewis & Clark County have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV)
www.kxlh.com/neighborhood...
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West Nile Virus confirmed in Lewis & Clark County
DPHHS said on Tuesday that three mosquito pools in Lewis & Clark County have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV).
www.kxlh.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS) said on Tuesday that three mosquito pools in Lewis & Clark County have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV)
www.kxlh.com/neighborhood...
www.kxlh.com/neighborhood...