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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 6d

Our paper on the flower import industry as a route for Culicoides (and their diseases) into Europe is now out 🙌🏽🦟🌹✈️🌍

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This is all thanks to @baylism.bsky.social persistence 🙌🏽

@royentsoc.bsky.social @globalvectorhub.bsky.social
#VBD #midges #BTV

Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sam...

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · 20d

Very clear message from @brusselsairlines.bsky.social

“Due to a technical issue at Brussels airport, it is only possible to do manual check-in and boarding. We strongly advise all passengers to check in online and to use the Self Bag drop when arriving at the airport”

Thanks, I’ll do that.

Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · 27d

An AI for an AI - new paper by @liambrierley.bsky.social on machine learning approaches to predict avian influenza viruses are zoonotic based on sequence information: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

An AI for an AI: identifying zoonotic potential of avian influenza viruses via genomic machine learning

Avian influenza remains a serious risk to human health via zoonotic transmission, as well as a feasible pandemic threat. Although limited zoonotic cases have resulted from the current epizootic outbre...

www.biorxiv.org

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Aug 30

Aedes albopictus Is Rapidly Invading Its Climatic Niche in France: Wider Implications for Biting Nuisance and Arbovirus Control in Western Europe

🔗 buff.ly/5NGai2L

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 25

And the birds of the Pantanal - even better than the jaguars!

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 25

A few jaguar pics from Porto Jofre in the Pantanal. We were lucky enough to see 7 different jaguars in two days, some hunting caiman, one eating one

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 23

It’s the mad mozzy hour in the Pantanal - about 5:40 to 6:30 pm

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 18

one of the rules on Sugarloaf mountain is that you are not allowed to apologise for your crimes (3rd from bottom). So I kept quiet and will seek forgiveness elsewhere

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 17

I don’t think there is any city in the world as dramatic as Rio de Janeiro - the mix of hills, beaches and islands is astonishing.

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 14

I’ve now been retired for two weeks and I have not been to the local tip EVEN ONCE. Admittedly I spent 7 days on a trip to Australia but even so - this isn’t right.

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 9

I spent over a year in Australia in the 1980s and saw none of these in the wild. Two hours today on Magnetic Island off Townsville and saw 3 and a baby. Gorgeous place

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 3

Enjoying a £59 single of whisky on retirement night

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Aug 3

Great visit to the Western Approaches museum in Liverpool today. Fascinating glimpse into a secret past

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Jul 31

Afraid so! You have to choose your moment

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Jul 31

Officially unemployed!

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Jul 31

I’m in my last 3 minutes of paid employment. What shall I do??

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Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social · Jul 30

Today I put in recycling bins or threw in a skip the contents of my office built up over 40 years. The only way to do it is to not look - start reading and you’ve lost. Emotionally drained regardless