Robert Coultous

Veterinary Surgeon | CTO at MI:RNA @MIRNA_Diag | Affiliate Researcher at SBOHVM - University of Glasgow @UofG_SBOHVM

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

Our latest T. equi diversity paper based on the work by our summer vet student Martine McCann - well done Martine! @UofG_SBOHVM
https://t.co/FhUvo25Rh2

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

Our latest publication is a risk assessment of equine piroplasmosis in the UK - now online at EVJ @EVJltd! Thanks to collaborators @Lisa_A_Boden & David Sutton @WeipersEquine and funders HBLB @LevyBoard https://t.co/WsRh46oe6d

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

@mavi_mancini Good luck Mavi!

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

"A dog is a luxury, not an entitlement" - a sentiment I have reiterated many times

[Tom Bury @PetVetTom]

The never ending need to defend what we do continues.

https://t.co/afiM5aBmh4

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

Very interesting report for England. Rise in ONLY rhinovirus positivity. #flu comparison would be useful. Why RV sooo different? Presumably more transmissible: lower infectious dose/different transmission modes? environment stability? high serotype variation/pop susceptibility..?

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

#SARS_CoV_2 /#flu interactions – I’m asked about this a lot. A recent preprint logically concludes potential for a negative interaction but with increased risk of severe disease/death in those coinfected: https://t.co/GRxYXxlPSH. My thoughts.. it’s complicated.. 1/8

[UofG MVLS @UofGMVLS]

🆕We are opening The Glasgow Equine Hospital🐴- a new, fully mobile, first opinion equine practice, based at @UofGlasgow’s The Weipers Centre. It will serve horse owners around the northern side of Glasgow & is led by vets James Risk and Nick Graham🐴🐎

➡️https://t.co/cRkgdRcML6

[Vet Times @vettimesuk]

The COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in an increasing number of #stray, feral and owned #cats giving birth this year, according to @themayhew.

https://t.co/DhjwjczHKR

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

Just published - the results from our investigation into the presence of equine piroplasmosis among horses and donkeys resident in Ireland, in collaboration with the IEC @IrelandEquine and funded by the HBLB @LevyBoard. @IBAHCM @WeipersEquine @Vet_Record https://t.co/tsXVc27w5l

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

Great work from my visiting student analysing the phylogenetic diversity of Theileria equi in Spanish horses - good job Eli! @eliazar90 Looking forward to future Scottish-Spanish collaborations @IBAHCM @UofGMVLS @VISAVET
https://t.co/F9vZZwDoPN

[Maria Vittoria Mancini @mavi_mancini]

Very happy to share these results, now out on @NatureComms: the characterization of a #microsporidian in An. arabiensis from Kenya, with decreased #Plasmodium transmission capacity.
Thanks to @JeremyHerren for involving me in this great project!
https://t.co/T1EFQxoyDP

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

@S_Jones_1 Nice choice, Dracula has the greatest opening chapter of any book ever imho!

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

Important coronavirus research hot of the press from my colleagues at @CVRinfo @UofGMVLS

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

Seasonal #coronavirus epidemiology is lacking. Our new paper in JID @IDSAinfo compares temporal, age, sex, coinfection patterns of viruses detected in different @NHSGGC healthcare settings over 13 yrs @CVRinfo @UofGMVLS @UofGlasgow @P_H_S_Official @The_MRC
https://t.co/IzaBpnrSyT

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

More research towards improving the lives of working equids through increasing our understanding of blood-borne parasites

[Alexandra G. Raftery @A_G_Raftery]

Our paper 'Variation in disease phenotype is marked in #equine🐴#trypanosomiasis' is out @bugbittentweets
Thanks to Heather Armstrong & fantastic staff @GambiaHDT 👏
Thanks @DonkeySanctuary for funding 😀
#horse #donkey #veterinary #Gambia #openaccess https://t.co/SFJJheOhQm

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

The AHT faces imminent closure - an unexpected victim of COVID 19. To be hoped this illustrious institution can be saved https://t.co/5kp3xujjy0

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

As a horse owner & rider, as well as an epidemiologist, these are deeply troubling times. Many animals require daily care and #veterinary assistance. #COVID19 response must consider vets and vet nurses as #keyworkers. We must protect #AnimalWelfare #exercise #mentalwellbeing

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

See preprint ‘Epidemiology of seasonal coronaviruses: Establishing the context for COVID-19’ for details: https://t.co/uKMDcVkTI3 Summary to follow 2/

[Sema Nickbakhsh @SemaVirusEpi]

Our virus-virus directionality hypothesis #flu protects against #colds was independently supported in longitudinal patient cohort study @CVRinfo @IBAHCM @PabloRMurcia @The_MRC https://t.co/7QSfhpYU6o

[Robert Coultous @RobCoultous]

An excellent & comprehensive review of the extensive range of arthropod-borne pathogens that threaten UK animal and public health! https://t.co/x8qiGqSfiK