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Robert C. Bruce

Animal and Plant Health Agency

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Arran J. FollyiD· 4 shared Nicholas JohnsoniD· 4 shared Alexander G. C. VauxiD· 3 shared Andra‐Maria IonescuiD· 3 shared Andrew A. CunninghamiD· 3 shared Anthony J. AbbottiD· 3 shared Becki LawsoniD· 3 shared Jolyon M. MedlockiD· 3 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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First Usutu virus detections in wild birds in Scotland, 2025

Andra‐Maria Ionescu, Ben P. Jones, Robert C. Bruce, Fiona Mccraken, Nicholas Johnson, Charlotte Clough, Caroline Robinson, Heather Stevenson, Fiona Howie, G. W. Kirby, Meshach Lee, Kieran Killen, Davide M. Dominoni, Paul Baker, Emma L. Davies, , Arran J. Folly

The paper reports the first detection of Usutu virus in wild birds in Scotland, identifying it as part of an expanding geographic spread rather than a new introduction.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Repeated and widespread introduction of a mosquito-borne virus, but wildlife impact remains localised in urban area

Hugh J. Hanmer, Robert C. Bruce, Ava J. Jenkins, Mariana Santos, Katharina Seilern‐Macpherson, Sarah Haddow, Emily Jones, Shinto Kunjamma John, Andra‐Maria Ionescu, Bathsheba L. Gardner, Anthony J. Abbott, Nicholas Johnson, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Simon Spiro, Andrew A. Cunningham, , Arran J. Folly

The paper tracks repeated USUV introductions and shows localized wildlife impact in urban areas due to climate and land-use factors.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Detection of West Nile Virus via Retrospective Mosquito Arbovirus Surveillance in the United Kingdom

Robert C. Bruce, Anthony J. Abbott, Ben P. Jones, Bathsheba L. Gardner, Estela González, Andra‐Maria Ionescu, Madhujot Jagdev, Ava Jenkins, Mariana Santos, Katharina Seilern‐Macpherson, Hugh J. Hanmer, Robert A. Robinson, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Nicholas Johnson, Andrew A. Cunningham, , Arran J. Folly

The paper reports the detection of West Nile virus RNA in mosquito pools from the UK, indicating a historic presence of the virus in the region.

Eurosurveillance · Jul 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Transovarial transmission in field caught mosquitoes identifies a mechanism for the establishment of Usutu virus in a temperate country

Mirjam Schilling, Becki Lawson, Simon Spiro, Madhujot Jagdev, Alexander G. C. Vaux, Robert C. Bruce, Colin J. Johnston, Anthony J. Abbott, Ethan Wrigglesworth, Paul Pearce‐Kelly, Andrew A. Cunningham, Jolyon M. Medlock, Nicholas Johnson, Arran J. Folly

Scientific Reports · Jul 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology