News from February 2018

Dr Stephen Berryman and Dr Toby Tuthill from The Pirbright Institute have collaborated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and other research institutes* to uncover a new system used by the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) to prevent antiviral signalling of infected cells. The discovery…

Researchers from The Pirbright Institute have made a promising step forward by identifying key African swine fever virus (ASFV) proteins that induce immune responses in pigs. ASFV is an extremely severe and economically important disease of domestic pigs, which is usually fatal in pigs and wild boar…

The recent H5N6 bird flu outbreak is confined to the south of England, partly due to the introduction of an Avian Influenza Protection Zone in England and Wales including strict biosecurity measures for affected bird keepers. But what is bird flu? Why is it such a threat? And what can we do to stop…

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have played a key role in providing assurance that the UK remains free from bluetongue following the positive test results of four cattle which had moved from France into the north of England and Scotland in October 2017 without sufficient vaccination proof. BTV…