Mehnaz Qureshi

| Mum | PhDing | Vet | Virologist🦠 | Influenza 🔬 | B cells | Nanobodies | Antibody🧬 | Curious 🧐 | Views are my own |

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

🐄 Pasteurisation inactivates H5N1 influenza viruses in cows milk, rendering it safe to consume.

Now published in @NatureComms, researchers highlight the risks of raw milk in affected areas.

More: https://t.co/BxenLHLb07
Paper: https://t.co/FXLsT2cxrV

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

@fadeladib I wish many more did that and helped people progress

[Raffaele Di Giacomo, PhD @sciqst]

An insightful series! Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 and the potential of mucosal vaccines are crucial areas for advancing our fight against COVID-19. These discussions are key to preparing for future pandemics and enhancing vaccine strategies. I'm curious about what findings or perspectives the experts shared regarding the long-term efficacy of mucosal vaccines. For those interested in deepening their understanding of such topics, I recommend checking out https://t.co/4Y9Imt8uIJ for comprehensive biomedical reviews and expert-generated content. It's a great resource for all your biomedical queries. #COVID19 #VaccineResearch #Medicine

[Immunology of Infectious Disease News @infdisease_news]

⚡Researchers found that antigen recognition by #influenza-primed tissue-resident memory in the airways promoted more rapid migration of highly activated #antigen-bearing #dendritic cells to the draining lymph nodes.

👉 @JCI_insight | https://t.co/fEwfqwGJJq

[Darren Parkinson 🌍💚💙 @DarrenBar88]

Yesterday #LongCovid cost me my job.

20 years working as a Learning Disability Nurse for the #NHS.

My livelihood gone, my role in life gone, my ability to help others gone.

Long Covid ruins lives.

[Dr. Syra Madad @drsyramadad]

The CDC has confirmed the first severe U.S. case of H5N1 avian flu, linked to backyard poultry exposure in Louisiana.

This marks the nation’s first case tied to this exposure type, aligning with global patterns of severe illness from the D1.1 genotype. Genetic sequencing is underway to assess potential mutations, but the CDC maintains the public health risk is low, with no evidence of person-to-person transmission.

This case brings the total human H5N1 cases in the U.S. this year to 61, spanning eight states. Investigations and contact tracing are ongoing.

https://t.co/IdoO6Xf1ao

[UK Health Security Agency @UKHSA]

In our latest news story, our Director of Clinical & Emerging Infections, Dr Richard Pebody, shares some simple steps that can help you avoid viruses this festive season. 👨‍⚕️
Find more information here 🔽
https://t.co/wXZkS0yiCI

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

@MarionKoopmans ❤️❤️

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

Thanks @ITVLorraineNOT for bringing this up.

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock

“We will have a bird flu pandemic,” Robert Redfield, former director of the CDC, bluntly predicted in a television interview in June.

https://t.co/QIt7ShT20G

[Science News @SciencNews]

The immune response

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

https://t.co/suezo1wRvj

[Emmanuel @ejustin46]

"Serologic Evidence of Recent Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus Among Dairy Workers"

7% of DAIRY WORKERS infected,
YES, BUT
16.3% of POULTRY WORKERS infected in Colorado !!! 😨
(other new study at the end of this thread)
https://t.co/qnFYvCv0M7

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

CDC calls to ramp up H5N1 bird flu testing for poultry and dairy workers as a study shows that many infections go undetected.

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

@I_amMukhtar @1goodtern Is this for real?

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

Great move !

[BritishVets @BritishVets]

It's great to see @DefraGovUK announce a ban on keeping primates as pets in England. It's now important that the proposed licensing system goes far enough & the ban is able to be properly enforced.

We hope the devolved nations will quickly follow suit. https://t.co/vtm0qlgtuI

[The Pirbright Institute @Pirbright_Inst]

🐔🧬Ancient chicken DNA reveals how Marek's disease virus (MDV), a highly contagious poultry pathogen, has evolved to become more virulent.

Read the story ➡️https://t.co/e6DsUVCPOF

@LMU_Muenchen @UniofOxford

[Eduardo Rafael Galue Mozo @EGalueMozo]

😍

[UK-ICN @uk_icn]

Are you an ECR working on coronaviruses?
Do you want to build your network and hear about exciting research?
@UKICN_ECR are hosting an ECR conference and formal dinner on 1st Mar 24 in Liverpool UK.

@IsobelstWebb @CaitlinGB1
Registration and abstracts: https://t.co/SLKzVMUATl

[Mehnaz Qureshi @qureshimeh]

@TzipiHotovely @IsraelinUK @Israel @IsraelMFA @IsraelCultureUK You need to stop bombing to keep them safe! Please pray for everyone’s safety !