Vector-borne disease modelling in humans, animals and plants at UKCEH (https://bsky.app/profile/ukceh.bsky.social). Currently working on mosquitoes 🦟, ticks 🕷️ and Xylella fastidiosa 🦠.
Dr Steven White
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Looking forward to the UK VBD meeting at Liverpool tomorrow. I'll be presenting some of our recent work on European dengue and chikungunya modelling.
New paper! We detail the outbreak and control of #chikungunya in Bergerac, France, 2025. Modelling the outbreak in near real-time, we show that a delay in detecting the outbreak made control more challenging. Subsequent intense adulticide applications reduced further cases.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
New paper! We detail the outbreak and control of #chikungunya in Bergerac, France, 2025. Modelling the outbreak in near real-time, we show that a delay in detecting the outbreak made control more challenging. Subsequent intense adulticide applications reduced further cases.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Our project was proud to support the follow up investigation of these detections following identification by our collaborators at the Animal and Plant Health Agency UK and @srucnews.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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New UKCEH-led study warns of closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate & land use will determine fate of 200+ species of native #birds, #butterflies & #plants across Britain.
But sustainable climate & land policies would save many of the species.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/we-hav...
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🧵A Covid thread - but a good news one!
I’m barely writing about Covid anymore because there is barely any Covid to write about.
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Two #PestSurveyCard have been published to support the surveillance of the non-EU Cicadomorpha vectors of #Xylella fastidiosa.
Here’s the card on non-EU #leafhopper & #treehopper:
➡️ link.europa.eu/xCftKB
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Dr Steven White
Dr Steven White
Dr Steven White
Analysis confirmed the Usutu virus in birds found dead in Arran.
Two postdoc positions for a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in my Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 13th April. More details at the following link:
research.pasteur.fr/job/two-post...
Mosquito Scotland Project
🚨 We're hiring!
A #postdoc position is available @lambrechtslab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
➡️ Come join our team to investigate the #genomic variations underlying the adaptive potential and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes 🦟
More details at this link: research.pasteur.fr/b/1Cov
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
🚨 A #postdoc position is available @lambrechtslab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr ➡️ Come join our team to investigate the #genomic variations underlying the adaptive potential and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes 🦟 More details at this link: research.pasteur.fr/b/1Cov
EFSA Plants
Job description We are recruiting 2 postdocs to contribute to research projects in the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The postdocs will develop state...
The Insect-Virus Interactions Unit is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the genomic variations underlying a mosquito’s capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Description Our resear...
The Insect-Virus Interactions Unit is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the genomic variations underlying a mosquito’s capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Description Our resear...
Author summary Europe is experiencing a seismic shift in the risk of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks, vectored by the highly invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus. In 2025, mainland France experienced t...
Author summary Europe is experiencing a seismic shift in the risk of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks, vectored by the highly invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus. In 2025, mainland France experienced t...
A guide has been published to support the use of two #PestSurveyCard on the non-EU Cicadomorpha vectors of #Xylella fastidiosa:
➡️ link.europa.eu/dhBkfm
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#leafhopper
#Treehopper
#spittlebug
