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Pirbright joins hub to tackle vector-borne diseases

The Pirbright Institute is to work with scientific partners to establish a centre where experts tackle diseases spread by insects, ticks and mites. The £1.5m One Health Vector-Borne Diseases Hub is led by Imperial College London and funded by Defra and the Biotechnology and…

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Pirbright joins hub to tackle vector-borne diseases

The Pirbright Institute is to work with scientific partners to establish a centre where experts tackle diseases spread by insects, ticks and mites. The £1.5m One Health Vector-Borne Diseases Hub is led by Imperial College London and funded by Defra and the Biotechnology and…

African domestic cows in Tanzania

Foot-and-mouth disease control: Nagoya protocol poses ‘significant challenges’

An international agreement designed to share the benefits of genetic resources is presenting ‘significant logistical challenges’ to the control of transboundary livestock diseases, according to specialist researchers. The 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing…

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Distinct effector functions mediated by Fc regions of bovine IgG subclasses and their interaction with Fc gamma receptors

Cattle possess three IgG subclasses. However, the key immune functions, including complement and NK cell activation, and enhancement of phagocytosis, are not fully described for bovine IgG1, 2 and 3. We produced chimeric monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) consisting of a defined…

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Distinct effector functions mediated by Fc regions of bovine IgG subclasses and their interaction with Fc gamma receptors

Cattle possess three IgG subclasses. However, the key immune functions, including complement and NK cell activation, and enhancement of phagocytosis, are not fully described for bovine IgG1, 2 and 3. We produced chimeric monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) consisting of a defined…

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Veterinary Vaccine Centre welcomed in White Paper

The expertise of the Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) at The Pirbright Institute has been recognised in a Government White Paper aimed at ending world hunger. CVIM is celebrating its first year as a scientifically independent centre for…

Marek's disease virus vaccine

Laboratory diagnosis of Marek’s disease (MD): Instructor-led

Learn about Marek's disease and diagnostics.

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Pirbright and VIDO expands collaboration to advance vaccine manufacturing

The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) at The Pirbright Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). The MOU allows for expanded…

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Visualisation of bluetongue virus in the salivary apparatus of Culicoides biting midges highlights the accessory glands as a primary arboviral infection site

Arthropods transmit a wide range of pathogens of importance for the global health of humans, animals, and plants. One of these arthropod vectors, Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), are the biological vectors of several human and animal pathogens, including…

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Creating resistance to avian influenza infection through genome editing of the ANP32 gene family

Chickens genetically resistant to avian influenza could prevent future outbreaks. In chickens, influenza A virus (IAV) relies on host protein ANP32A. Here we use CRISPR/Cas9 to generate homozygous gene edited (GE) chickens containing two ANP32A amino acid substitutions that…