A protein found in egg, could be used to help control the spread of the devastating livestock disease bluetongue (BT), say scientists from The Pirbright Institute. Bluetongue affects livestock including sheep (which are most severely affected), cattle and goats along with wild animals such as deer.
The Pirbright Institute is to play a key role in a new international project funded by the European Commission, to fight the mosquito-transmitted diseases now threatening Europe.
The Infravec2 Project is an international consortium of 24 partner institutions coordinated by the Institut Pasteur, Paris.
A student studying for his PhD at The Pirbright Institute was named Young Innovator of the Year at the Guildford Innovation Awards 2017 on 22 February 2017. Tom Whitehead won the award for his research on egg anti-viral proteins which could lead to a major step forward in vaccine production rates.
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