Vector-Borne Diseases in the UK

Fortunate to present my research on changing tick distributions in response to woodland creation at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conference in Liverpool @wrenproject.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @cmillins.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

Amazing to see the huge breadth of research being shared at #UKVBD2026 this week - An incredible leap for #InsectScience projects spanning across species, academia and policy. Looking forward to more! 🦋

We wrapped up the 2026 conference with our final keynote from Dr Eugene Ryabov, sharing insights on “Plant vector-borne diseases and cross-sector lessons.” A great way to finish an excellent couple of days. Thank you to everyone who joined us! #UKVBD2026

Panel session underway exploring the future of UK VBD research - Lots of important discussions happening. #UKVBD2026

Poster session is in full swing! So many fantastic presentations on display #UKVBD2026

I've been at the excellent #UKVBD2026 this week representing @royentsoc.bsky.social Thoroughly enjoying catching up with the huge breadth of research being undertaken across the UK, across species and across academia and policy.

Great start to day two with our third keynote speaker, Dr Lucy Gilbert, giving a presentation on "Tick-borne pathogens: socio-ecological system perspectives" #UKVBD2026

What a great first day we had yesterday! Back today for day two - If you are joining us, don't forget to visit our exhibitors Valneva @royentsoc.bsky.social @thepandemicinst.bsky.social #UKVBD2026

Great 1st day at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conferenced in Liverpool, with several #MosquitoScotland team members presenting findings from their work @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @cvrinfo.bsky.social @meshachlee.bsky.social Georgia Kirby Ryan Carmichael Lucy Devlin Aidan Desjardins Dom Brass Ross Cuthbert

Our second keynote speaker, Henriette (Jet) de Valk, discussing an exceptional year for arbovirus transmission in France in 2025 #UKVBD2026

Starting off the conference with our first keynote speaker, Professor @baylism.bsky.social, discussing “The changing risk of VBDs in the UK.” #UKVBD2026

It's day one of the UK VBD Conference 2026! Looking forward to an exciting couple of packed days in Liverpool #UKVBD2026

We’re very pleased to announce our keynote speakers for this years UK VBD Conference; Professor Matthew Baylis, Professor Henriette (Jet) de Valk, Dr Lucy Gilbert & Dr Eugene Ryabov There is still time to register here: payments.liv.ac.uk/conferences-...

Don't forget to submit your abstract to present at the UK VBD Conference in Liverpool on 31st March and 1st April 2026!

Final two weeks to submit your abstract to present at this year’s UK VBD Conference in Liverpool. Don’t miss out! Submission deadline is 28th February 2026. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS

Registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference 2026. Abstract submission is now open ⬇️ forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS 📆Tuesday 31 March - Wednesday 1 April 📍University of Liverpool, Central Teaching Hub Register here ➡️ bit.ly/48ZQ7ee #TeamLivUni

5 weeks left to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026 in Liverpool! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS

Don't forget to submit your abstract if you would like to present at the UK VBD Conference 2026! There are opportunities for standard talks, short “quick-fire” talks and posters across all themes. Submission deadline is Friday 28th February 2026. forms.cloud.microsoft/e/j9hjJbCnRS

We are delighted to announce registration is now open for the seventh UK Vector-Borne Diseases Conference. 31st March-1st April 2026. Register here: bit.ly/48ZQ7ee

We are very grateful to our sponsors for supporting this year’s meeting: BBSRC Defra The Pandemic Institute Health Protection Research Institute in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections. Thank you for supporting us and see you all next year! #UKVBD2024

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who has attended over the last two days and making it the biggest conference yet 🎉 #UKVBD2024

Congratulations to all the winners of Best Posters, Best Flash Talks and Best Talks across all the themes we’ve covered! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who’s presented their research over the last two days! #UKVBD2024

Sarah Biddlecomb, UKHSA presenting UK distribution data of dermacentor reticularis and Haemaphysalis punctata

It has been a very eventful day for our group. Here are some of the conference highlights. Thank you to the organisers, it has been a wonderful conference. ##UKVBD2024 @ukvbd.bsky.social

Professor Stephen Higgs from Kansas State University is presenting his keynote, “Forty Years of Mosquito Research: things we should know by now” #UKVBD2024

Ben Miller acing the poster session @ukvbd.bsky.social ‘How will woodland creation affect tick-borne disease risks in the UK’

Thrilled to present our project on developing a one health approach to tick and tick-borne diseases through manipulation of reservoir host communities with Katie August today at @ukvbd.bsky.social #UKVBD2024

Our panel are ready in their seats… #UKVBD2024

@bethpurse.bsky.social presenting an overview of our OPTICK project (co-led by @cmillins.bsky.social) at @ukvbd.bsky.social.

@drheatherferg.bsky.social giving and overview of our Mosquito Scotland project at @ukvbd.bsky.social.

Kickstarting our afternoon with UKRI/Defra project presentations before our panel of presenters take to the stage to answer questions #UKVBD2024 🦟🌍

Dom Brass talking about our tick model from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social. @bethpurse.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

Now that we’re filled up on tea and coffee, it’s time to look at more of the amazing research on display #UKVBD2024

Now we have our first keynote speaker for today, Dr Trisna Tungadi from Keele University presenting on the “Manipulation of plant hosts and insect vectors by viruses.” #UKVBD2024

Jing Jing Khoo presenting Wolbachia genomic data from Culex pipiens cell lines at the Tick Cell Biobank hosted at @liverpooluni.bsky.social @ukvbd.bsky.social

Good morning Liverpool. Looking forward to another great day of #VBD talks at @ukvbd.bsky.social.

Professor Matthew Baylis @baylism.bsky.social opens the day once again with a warm welcome, ready for a morning filled with presentations and flash talks #UKVBD2024

Welcome back to the 6th UK VBD Conference! We’re on our second day of presentations and panels on vector-borne diseases #UKVBD2024

Our first day has been absolutely fantastic! We're diving back in tomorrow...🥰 We have two presentations lined up from our group: Amirah Rashid will be presenting at 11:20, and Jet Griep will be showcasing poster 48. Come and learn more about the amazing work our team is doing!. #UKVBD2024

Wrapping up day one with an exciting keynote from Prof Polly Roy from @lshtm.bsky.social diving into the fascinating world of Bluetongue virus 🦠 #UKVBD2024

Next up we learn about the new Defra-UKRI one health VBD hub project, enhancing links between data collection, analysis and policy #UKVBD2024

@bethpurse.bsky.social presenting ticksolve research @ukvbd.bsky.social meeting in collaboration with @mayaholding.bsky.social

‘Collaborate to innovate’ Mara Rocchi from the Moredun Research Institute presents results from a stakeholder workshop aimed at developing best practice for managing tickborne diseases @ukvbd.bsky.social

@bethpurse.bsky.social talking about some of the modelling outputs from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social

Shifting gears, @ukvbd.bsky.social invasive species cost billions annually, mosquitoes are the most costly group. Economic models of mosquito interventions show investment in interventions can be good value for money

@drstevenmwhite.bsky.social presenting role of phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission illustrated by dengue virus and Aedes albopictus @ukvbd.bsky.social

Ticksolve research on landscape effects on hosts and cascading effects on ticks presented at @ukvbd.bsky.social by Saudamini Venkatesan @livuninews.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

@ukvbd.bsky.social : @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social on phenotypic plasticity in #Aedes albopictus and #dengue incidence

Come and talk to us at #UKVBD2024 Liverpool to see how we can make your #Behaviour #Research simple. @ukvbd.bsky.social #BehaviourSimply

After a brilliant morning our afternoon session on vector and disease control kicks off with Saudaminu Venkatesan from the University of Liverpool #UKVBD2024