New research from The Pirbright Institute has shown that different populations of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) swap sections of genetic material at a far higher rate than originally thought. The information will help scientists to understand how the frequency of these changes can shape virus...
Dr Andrew Broadbent’s research is focussed on birnaviruses, economically important viruses that have a large impact on aquaculture and poultry industries. His group are currently investigating infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), which attacks the immune system of birds, resulting in sickness...
In June 2019 The Pirbright Institute destroyed the last samples of rinderpest virus held in the World Reference Laboratory for rinderpest . This completed a major milestone in the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) programme...
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine that protects birds against both Marek’s disease and avian influenza , also known as bird flu. The process is faster and more efficient compared to previous methods, which will allow poultry vaccine producers...
A recent study carried out at The Pirbright Institute has uncovered the sites within the cell where porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) makes new copies of itself during replication. Using electron microscopy, Pirbright scientists demonstrated that the virus creates replication organelles that are...
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