Pirbright joins a consortium of six institutes to receive funding of £1.6 million to support collaborative research against infectious diseases.
African swine fever is a highly contagious disease caused by the African swine fever virus. It infects both domestic and wild pigs and has a case fatality rate of up to 100%.
There have been outbreaks in Europe in recent years, with the latest near the French border in Germany, bringing this disease closer to the UK.
Pirbright scientists have been working to understand African swine fever since 1963.
Here’s what we know about African swine fever:
Pirbright has been awarded £100,000 to support innovative research and promote knowledge exchange.
This funding was given by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in its Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) which aims to support early-stage translation of UK research to have real-life impact.
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