DEFEND meeting on African swine fever and lumpy skin disease “huge success”
The DEFEND consortium held its second annual meeting in Brussels on 26 - 27 September 2019 to consolidate and progress the research of its members on African swine fever (ASF) and lumpy skin disease (LSD). The consortium, led by Dr Pip Beard from The Pirbright Institute, is made up of 30 scientific partners from academia, industry and government that are working together to halt the emergence of these two livestock pathogens into Europe and neighbouring countries.