Thomas P. Peacock

Jul 20, 2023 | imperial.ac.uk | Ryan O'Hare |Thomas P. Peacock

Mink fur farms could provide the optimum conditions for H5N1 influenza to mutate and make the jump to humans, potentially leading to the next global pandemic, warn scientists from Imperial College London.  In an opinion piece published this week, leading virologists from Imperial highlight mink fur farming as a major global biosecurity risk, calling for urgent action to address the danger of a looming global pandemic.

Mar 16, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Jonathan Brown |Thomas P. Peacock |Clare P McCormack |Ksenia Sukhova

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Mar 1, 2023 | blogs.imperial.ac.uk | Thomas P. Peacock

The largest ever outbreak of bird flu is spilling over into mammals, including foxes and otters in the UK. Could this transmission see a jump to humans? Dr Thomas Peacock from the Department of Infectious Disease discusses. Avian influenza virus has been featured prominently in the news again over the past few months. Headlines urge vaccine stockpiling, show images of beaches covered in dead sea birds or seals, or people in hazmat suits carrying bin bags full of dead birds or mink.