DEFEND celebrates five years of success
Posted: 26 March, 2024
A global scientific consortium which set out to control two major livestock virus epidemics in Europe is celebrating five years of research findings.
News from March 2024
Advancing African swine fever virus (ASFV) vaccines
Posted: 25 March, 2024
In an effort to combat the devastating impact of African swine fever (ASF) on global food security, Pirbright researchers have secured funding from the Medical Research Council to assess the cross-protection potential of modified live vaccines (MLV) against diverse ASF virus (ASFV) strains in Africa.
Paving the way for rapid detection of vector-borne viruses
Posted: 20 March, 2024
Vector-borne viruses pose a significant global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income tropical countries.
Pirbright researchers and their collaborators from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have secured a grant from the Medical Research Council to develop innovative field-ready tests to detect these viruses in blood-fed mosquitoes and faeces, while simultaneously identifying vectors and animal reservoirs.