News from May 2017

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute believe a newly funded study will provide crucial answers to the process behind sex determination in mosquitoes and could have a game-changing impact on the control of these insect pests and potentially other insects too. The research project: “Mechanisms of sex…

Better coordinated vaccine strategies are urgently needed to combat the spread of peste des petits ruminants (PPR); a neglected but devastating livestock disease which now poses a threat to sheep and goat populations in Europe, say scientists from The Pirbright Institute. PPR, also known as goat…

A new model developed by scientists at The Pirbright Institute has enabled researchers to determine the method of transmission for bluetongue and Schmallenberg viral diseases for the first time, which they believe will significantly improve efforts to control disease outbreaks. Bluetongue virus (BTV…