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IBDV protein that dampens poultry immune response could inform vaccine development

Work carried out by scientists at The Pirbright Institute has revealed that differences in virulence between strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) may be partly down to changes in a viral protein called VP4. Their findings could help us to understand why very virulent (vv) strains cause…

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Studies at Pirbright demonstrate two doses of Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine boosts immune response in pigs

The Pirbright Institute, working in collaboration with the University of Oxford, have successfully shown that two doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine produce a greater antibody response than a single dose in pigs. The emergence and subsequent spread of SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global…

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SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to enter animal cells

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is able to enter cells using the receptors of multiple mammalian species. The broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 confirms the potential risk…

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The Pirbright Institute statement on Black Lives Matter

Racism takes many different forms, but whether open, insidious or structural, it can take lives and breeds hate. The Pirbright Institute condemns racism and recognises the importance of taking a stand with our employees and the wider research community who are voicing their anguish, anger and deep…

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Pirbright case study shows pooled milk can be used for foot-and-mouth disease surveillance

A case study undertaken by scientists at The Pirbright Institute is the first to confirm that milk obtained from in-line milk samplers on a large-scale dairy farm can be used to detect circulating foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in cattle. Previous work carried out by the team had shown that it…