Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD

Postdoc in field-deployable virus detection methods in the Indo-Pacific.
Institute Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia
James Cook University, Australia

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

The #Virology Unit at @PasteurCambodia is constantly working to make #surveillance and #EarlyWarning faster, better, and cheaper — from air sampling to portable field labs. Happy to have our work featured in this @Telegraph article by @sneweyy

Read more: https://t.co/XfzzQqcV8I

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

We must shift our mindset and upgrade how quickly, accurately, and cheaply we can detect #pathogens, even before they become #outbreaks. The next #pandemic isn't hypothetical; it's guaranteed. Time for more bold #innovation and real-world action.

https://t.co/AtHFj1noNj

[Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD @fomsgaard_s]

@ac_moeller 🌱💚

[Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD @fomsgaard_s]

@behaveco @MaleneFHansen @elodiebriefer Will it be recorded 🙏🏻? All the best from Cambodia

[Bas Oude Munnink @1986Bom]

Our latest work on mpox: Novel Clade I genome sequences from the ongoing mpox virus outbreak of Kamituga in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo

https://t.co/gaDU8yW6DM

@MarionKoopmans

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

The detection of H14 #avianinfluenza viruses in Southeast Asian domestic poultry advances our knowledge of the ecology/evolution of this subtype, and reinforces the need for continued, longitudinal, active #surveillance in domestic and wild birds.

https://t.co/0XCrpQsvGd

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

Second case of A/#H5N1 reported in Cambodia. This time in a 4 year old girl, same village in Kampot Province. Active investigations still ongoing. #avianflu #OneHealth

https://t.co/ghoREdbv2X

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

Cambodia reports A/#H5N1 in a 21-year-old woman in Kampot province. This is the 5th case of #birdflu in Cambodia in 2023, out of which 3 people died. Investigations ongoing. #avianflu #influenza #OneHealth #zoonosis

https://t.co/hXs5yUgXaT

[Vítor Borges @borges__vitor]

Happy to share our latest #preprint, presenting the upgraded “#INSaFLU - #TELEVIR: an open web-based bioinformatics suite for #viral #metagenomic #detection and #routine #genomic #surveillance”.

- tool: https://t.co/JRPcxOUWIT
- preprint:
https://t.co/JnY0KNtjQG
👇

[Tyra Grove Krause @TyraGroveKrause]

Det bliver rigtigt godt!

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

250 birds infected with bird flu at a zoo in Israel 🇮🇱: the country’s first cases in over 5 months.

[Oxford Nanopore @nanopore]

Fresh from the infectious disease breakout session at #nanoporeconf, @E_A_Karlsson explains the importance of rapid sequencing for pathogen surveillance #nanoporeconf

[Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD @fomsgaard_s]

A #OneHealth publication using our new portable #mNGS virus detection lab-in-a-bag 🦠In collaboration with amazing colleagues from
🐘@CopenhagenZoo
🎓@koebenhavns_uni and
💡@SSI_dk
#TELEVir #OHEJP @nanopore

[Viruses MDPI @VirusesMDPI]

Which viruses are present in a Zoo🔍 Virus surveillance at a human-animal interface.

Anna S. Fomsgaard et al. present findings of viruses detected in a Danish Zoo using their recently developed field-deployable, nanopore mNGS workflow: https://t.co/PUUKSOKkNu

[Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD @fomsgaard_s]

@nanopore @AcinasL Do you sequence at point of sampling? How many hours can you sequence at such low temperatures? I know one study got 2.5 h in Antarctica using hand warmers and insulators 😅

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

⚠️ BREAKING:

Japan 🇯🇵 reports a case of H5N1 bird flu in a fox, becoming the first infected mammal in the country.

[Anna S Fomsgaard, PhD @fomsgaard_s]

"Terrestrial drone air sampler" aka a portable air filtrator dramatically placed through the windshield of a toy car 🤟 Brilliant field sampling of emerging pathogens @PasteurCambodia #VisitingSoon

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

#Innovation in surveillance is critical at the animal-human interface for cost-effective solutions, reduced risk, and broader detection for improved real-time information such as this "terrestrial drone" air sampler. #OneHealth #TechForGood #IndicalBioscience

[Bob Cross @RobertWCross1]

MORE evidence for importance of ongoing surveillance of bat borne viruses in areas where deforestation is impacting bat ecology patterns &why there needs to be global pressure for approved vaccines&therapies for https://t.co/I8zFqBezLb much more is needed? https://t.co/8ZNnftH4va

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

WHO reports large increase in arboviral disease cases in Americas. Most are dengue and chikungunya, and infections expanding into new geographic regions. Report also mentions higher rate of neurological symptoms with chikungunya @Corine_GvK https://t.co/d34xESXDYs

[One Health EJP @OneHealthEJP]

Are you interested in emerging #virus threats? Do you need advanced virus detection methods? TELE-Vir project developed a point of incidence toolbox with a protocol for #metagenomic virus detection in the field & INSaFLU-TELEVIR platform. More details👇
https://t.co/N5YXUWLXTx

[Erik Karlsson @E_A_Karlsson]

I would like to clarify recent statements in the press regarding the ##H5N1 virus detected recently in #Cambodia that were taken out of context. The confusion surrounds the implication that the virus has already gone “through” humans, and may be misinterpreted. (A thread - 1/)