Data Visualisation and Data Integration specialist - Melbourne, Australia https://linktr.ee/mike_honey_ Support my projects by sponsoring me on Github: https://github.com/sponsors/Mike-Honeyhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mm4lanc4y22zHere's the latest variant picture for New Zealand, to early May. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" has been dominant for most of April, finishing at 58%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" finished at 29%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #NZ 🧵18 May 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4lanc4y22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mm4l4jevus2zHere's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant, finishing at 53%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" was roughly flat at 21%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵18 May 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4l4jevus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mm3zwhtu5k2dHere's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to late April. Data sharing has stalled from several countries, so it's hard to draw a global picture. 🧵18 May 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3zwhtu5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mm3pug3ofk2jDiphtheria cases have continued to soar in Australia since the figures were taken for this article, now well over 200 reported via NNDSS for 2026. No sign of a peak in the NT and WA, where very steep growth is continuing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3pug3ofk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mlhi54qfcs23Here's the latest variant picture for the United States, to early April. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant at 67%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 13%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #USA 🧵10 May 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhi54qfcs23https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mlhhsnrs7223Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to mid-April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant, growing strongly to 60%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 21%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵10 May 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhhsnrs7223https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mlhgfsq42k23Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to mid-April. Data sharing has stalled from several countries, so it's hard to draw a global picture. 🧵09 May 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhgfsq42k23https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mldgfz6c6c26I made a map showing the approximate path of the MV Hondius – the centre of a hantavirus outbreak. I’ve added the travel paths of contacts, estimated in some cases. 🧵08 May 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldgfz6c6c26https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3ml3sclsh4c2nI found this report pretty underwhelming tbh - a multi-state outbreak at all-time unprecedented levels, interstate connections; you might imagine the ACDC would be all over it. But it's mostly just a dry list of stats, with an observation that it could be due to increased testing(?) 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3sclsh4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkwdaotuec2jHere's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to mid-April. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" has continued it’s dominance at 50% XFG.* "Stratus" fell to 28%. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" fell to 21%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR 🧵03 May 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwdaotuec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkwcrjwmm22jHere's the latest variant picture for Canada, to mid-April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant at 47%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew to 11%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Canada 🧵03 May 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwcrjwmm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkwcchztr22jHere's the latest variant picture for Australia, to mid-April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant at 41%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 24%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵03 May 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwcchztr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkwaifpzj22jHere's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to early April. Here are the pages for Asia, showing the continued growth of JN.1.* + FLiRT to dominance for the first time in this region. 🧵03 May 2026 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwaifpzj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkw6k3c7ns2jHere’s the April 2026 update I just sent to my GitHub Sponsors. I continued to share results from these projects, here and on other social media platforms https://mike-honey.github.io/sponsors/GitHub%20Sponsors%20Newsletter%202026-05-01.pdf 🧵03 May 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw6k3c7ns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkpb464qc22hAUD300,000 fellowships for the next generation of global leaders in pandemic science, with a focus on therapeutics. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world. https://www.doherty.edu.au/articles/applications-now-open-cumming-global-centre-launches-cumming-global-fellows-program/30 Apr 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpb464qc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkomqge7m22fCases of diphtheria continue to soar in Australia, with no sign of a peak. If anything, the pace is still accelerating. Reported cases are concentrated in the Northern Territory & Western Australia. h/t @wimpson69.bsky.social for sharing the updates from RACGP. 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkomqge7m22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkfktushbc2lHere's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to mid-March. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" has continued it’s dominance at 51% XFG.* "Stratus" fell to 20%. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" fell to 22%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR 🧵26 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfktushbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkfjhepnnc2lHere's the latest variant picture for Canada, to early April. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" grew to take over dominance at 50%. XFG.* "Stratus" fell to 34% frequency. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew slowly to 9%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Canada 🧵26 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfjhepnnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkfiwhi2422lHere's the latest variant picture for the United States, to early April. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant, but fell to 51%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew strongly to 19%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #USA 🧵26 Apr 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfiwhi2422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkd2er6dtk2lHere's the latest variant picture for New Zealand, to early April. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell sharply to 28%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew steadily to 33%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #NZ 🧵25 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd2er6dtk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkczsl4cn22lHere's the latest variant picture for Australia, to early April. Several variants are churning around in a confused picture, without any one being clearly dominant. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" remained dominant at 46%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" rebounded to 30%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵25 Apr 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkczsl4cn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mkcvswtfu22lHere's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to early April. I’ve added a series of pages by Continent, to try to give some insight into under-sampled regions like Asia, Africa and South America. 🧵25 Apr 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcvswtfu22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mjyls7cg322cIn Australia, measles cases have continued to grow most strongly in New South Wales. They blew past last year’s tally for the state about a month ago. Some sign of the pace slowing lately, but with an 18 day incubation period it is too early to relax. 🧵21 Apr 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyls7cg322chttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mjfs34hj2c2jAnother great update from Jeff on the situation in Ontario. He shares some local data on BA.3.2.* “Cicada” in children, a topic that is relevant globally. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfs34hj2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mj7trq24os25Here's the latest variant picture for Canada, to late March. XFG.* "Stratus" remained dominant, rebounding to 55% frequency. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell to 35%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Canada #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus 🧵11 Apr 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7trq24os25https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mj7tjjo3tk25Here's the latest variant picture for the United States, to late March. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant, but fell to 62%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" has debuted in the top 7 lineages, growing strongly to 12%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #USA 🧵11 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7tjjo3tk25https://bsky.app/profile/mikehoney.bsky.social/post/3mj7qfh3odk25Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to late March. Several variants are churning around in a confused picture, without any one being clearly dominant. NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus" rebounded to 40%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" rebounded to 33%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵11 Apr 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:chekgukslstvv7q64hsocfdu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7qfh3odk25