Vítor Borges
@borges__vitor
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researcher, pathogen genomics, infectious diseases, public health. NIH, Portugal. Views my own.
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined February 2016
I am very happy to share that our article about the upgraded #INSaFLU-#TELEVIR platform is now published at @GenomeMedicine. Congratulations to all co-authors!. Article: Online tool:
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: .- preprint:..👇
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RT @DURABLE_EU: The @DURABLE_EU Bioinformatics Course is taking place right now at Institut Pasteur, Paris!!! We have 24 scientists from 1….
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The DURABLE Bioinformatics Course is taking place right now at Institut Pasteur, Paris!!! We have 24 scientists from 18 organizations on three continents learning from 10 instructors in this exciting...
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RT @DURABLE_EU: @DURABLE_EU partner @borges__vitor helped uncover Europe’s first confirmed DENV3–Oropouche co-infection in a traveler from….
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In 2024, unprecedented outbreaks of dengue and Oropouche were reported in the Americas. We describe a documented co-infection with dengue and Oropouche vir
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RT @LibiaZe: 📢 Happy to share our latest work: "Dengue and Oropouche virus co-infection in a traveller from Cuba to Portugal" on Journal of….
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RT @pathoplexus: 📋 You can find instructions for how to upload data to Pathoplexus in our docs: 📰 And read our ful….
pathoplexus.org
Pathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering global collaboration and public health response.
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RT @pathoplexus: 📢Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of 2 new viral pathogens: RSV (A & B) and HMPV. These respiratory viruses caus….
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RT @VeronicaMixao: 🚨New paper. Do you want to know how your #genomics #surveillance results compares to other labs? Check our new paper 👇👇👇….
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Our article, "Multi-country and intersectoral assessment of #cluster #congruence between pipelines for #genomics #surveillance of #foodborne pathogens", is now published in @NatureComms. Congratulations to all co-authors, especially to @VeronicaMixao .
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Nature Communications - In the era of global foodborne pathogens’ genomic surveillance, this study shows that large-scale inter-laboratory comparisons are needed and feasible, opening good...
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RT @MarionKoopmans: Not surprising: infectiousness of H5n1 can be retained in cheese made from raw milk. Why am i….
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Over the last few decades, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has become a growing public health problem in Europe. The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a ...
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RT @DURABLE_EU: New data from @Durable_eu partner @MarionKoopmans and collaborators show rapid spread of mpox mostly through sexual contact….
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Nature Medicine - Genomic and epidemiologic data suggest that the rapid spread of mpox clade I in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has happened mostly through sexual contact within densely...
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RT @LibiaZe: 📢🚨Happy to share our manuscript about the Fatal CCHFV case in Portugal, on Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. Huge thanks t….
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RT @GenSpectrum: Our new dashboard has finally launched! Using Influenza H5N1, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 data from INSDC a….
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Recordings of the " Webinar - Introduction to INSaFLU-TELEVIR” are now available at the Learning Portal for Infectious Diseases ( - select specific parts to watch (Sample Upload, INSaFLU, Nextstrain, and TELEVIR). New registrations are still possible!.
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RT @CarlosG_Neves: Because at @EFSA_EU preparedness for future challenges in #riskassessment is key. here comes a very interesting repo….
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Happy to share our latest article: "Viral genetics and transmission dynamics in the second wave of mpox outbreak in Portugal and forecasting public health scenarios"
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In 2023, a second wave of the global mpox epidemic, which is mainly affecting men who have sex with men (MSM), was observed in some countries. Herein, we benefited from a large viral sequence sampl...
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RT @Virusemergentes: El próximo martes estaré en Sevilla hablando sobre #WNV y otras zoonosis emergentes en la I Jornada Científica de Enfe….
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