Article “Superb start” to new conference on animal genetics in controlling disease A conference showcasing the exciting potential of genetics as a tool for disease control is taking place in Cambridge this week - the first event of its kind to be held in the UK. Jointly organised by scientists from The Pirbright Institute, The Roslin Institute and Uppsala… Read more
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Article Pirbright hosts avian disease research symposium Scientists from across the UK and China gathered in Surrey today at the UK-China CERAD symposium (Centre of Excellence for Research on Avian Diseases) – the first such event to be held in the UK. Organised by The Pirbright Institute, ‘Recent Advances in Avian Disease… Read more
Research paper Using a fast clustering method for viral segment lineage determination, applied to the H9 influenza hemagglutinin Lineage determination is an important part of the analysis of viral sequence data. Previously this has depended on phylogenetic analysis in order to identify distinct clades within the phylogenetic trees. This method is time consuming and dependent on a set of empirical… Read more
Article African swine fever advance through Europe The continued advance of African swine fever (ASF) through Eastern European countries has triggered concern amongst pig farmers and governing bodies. Defra has upgraded the threat to the UK from ‘very low’ to ‘low’ – meaning the risk is “rare but could occur” (EFSA… Read more
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Article Pirbright awarded £2,359,553 grant for vaccine work on Nipah virus A £2,359,553 grant has been awarded by Innovate UK to The Pirbright Institute’s Dr Simon Graham to lead an international team developing an inexpensive, safe and effective vaccine to protect pigs against Nipah virus (NiV). The grant will allow scientists from Pirbright and… Read more
Research paper Global distributions and strain diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus: a review The poultry industry faces challenge amidst global food security crisis. Infectious bronchitis is one of the most important viral infections that cause huge economic loss to the poultry industry worldwide. The causative agent, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is an RNA… Read more
