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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) in Domestic Dogs and Zoo Tigers in England and Jersey during 2021

Reverse zoonotic transmission events of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been described since the start of the pandemic, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) designated the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in animals a reportable…

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Repeatability and reproducibility of hunter-harvest sampling for avian influenza virus surveillance in Great Britain

Emerging pathogens can threaten human and animal health, necessitating reliable surveillance schemes to enable preparedness. We evaluated the repeatability and reproducibility of a method developed previously during a single year at one study site. Hunter-harvested ducks and…

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Assessment of Survival Kinetics for Emergent Highly Pathogenic Clade 2.3.4.4 H5Nx Avian Influenza Viruses

High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) cause high morbidity and mortality in poultry species. HPAIV prevalence means high numbers of infected wild birds could lead to spill over events for farmed poultry. How these pathogens survive in the environment is…

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Evaluating the Impact of Low-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H6N1 Outbreaks in United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Poultry Farms during 2020

In January 2020, increased mortality was reported in a small broiler breeder flock in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Gross pathological findings included coelomitis, oophoritis, salpingitis, visceral gout, splenomegaly, and renomegaly. Clinical presentation included…

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Proposal for a Global Classification and Nomenclature System for A/H9 Influenza Viruses

Influenza A/H9 viruses circulate worldwide in wild and domestic avian species, continuing to evolve and posing a zoonotic risk. A substantial increase in human infections with A/H9N2 subtype avian influenza viruses (AIVs) and the emergence of novel reassortants carrying A…

Pirbright delegation to present at largest ever entomology conference

A large delegation from The Pirbright Institute will be flying the flag for great British science this week, at the biggest ever entomology conference. The Institute’s scientists, many of whom are world-leading experts in their respective fields, have been asked to present…

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Detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus RNA using a closed loop-mediated isothermal amplification system

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals responsible for economic losses that amount to >$20 billion annually. Rapid recognition of FMD cases provides vital information to guide control programmes. A range of point-of-need…

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The socioeconomic impacts of Rift Valley fever: A rapid review

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a neglected vector-borne disease which is endemic in many countries across Africa and has seen recent geographical expansions into the Arabian Peninsula. RVF can cause severe infections in both animals and humans. RVF infections in livestock can…

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A Standardized Pipeline for Assembly and Annotation of African Swine Fever Virus Genome

Obtaining a complete good-quality sequence and annotation for the long double-stranded DNA genome of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) from next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has proven difficult, despite the increasing availability of reference genome sequences…

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Multiple incursions of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O into the Republic of Korea between 2010 and 2019

This study characterised type O foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses recovered from outbreaks that were reported between 2010 and 2019 in the Republic of Korea. We used 96 newly generated whole-genome sequences (WGS) along with 131 already published WGSs from samples…