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Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine quality: A universal test for intact viral capsids based on detection of VP4

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) causes an economically devastating disease of livestock that is controlled in endemic areas by vaccines containing intact inactivated FMDV particles. In this study, a novel monoclonal antibody named 5B6 has been identified and…

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Swat or swipe-right? Insect sex lives revealed

Dr Simon Carpenter, Head of the Entomology group at Pirbright, swipes right on some stars of the insect dating scene for National Insect Week. The weird and wonderful sex lives of our chitinous cousins have long held a fascination with both the public and entomologists. A…

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Oropouche virus

Oropouche is an emerging virus spread to humans by biting midges and mosquitoes.

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Qualitative studies on farm managers perception of risk from HPAIV and implementation of biosecurity measures on UK poultry farms

The epidemic of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe from 2021 to 2023 has dwarfed all previous incursions. This fact has driven the need to review biosecurity behaviours and perceptions of virus incursions on commercial…

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Breakthrough could make the common cold not so common

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have helped in the development of a new molecule to treat a range of viruses including the common cold. In addition to the days of work lost due to illness, the common cold can cause complications in respiratory illnesses such as asthma…

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New strategies for infectious bronchitis virus vaccine development

Researchers develop a new method for Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccine development.

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Recombinant infectious bronchitis virus containing mutations in non-structural proteins 10, 14, 15, and 16 and within the macrodomain provides complete protection against homologous challenge

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is the etiological agent of infectious bronchitis, an acute highly contagious economically important disease of chickens. Vaccination uses live attenuated vaccines (LAVs) that are generated via serial passage of a virulent field isolate…

Pirbright lead €5.6 million consortium to DEFEND against African swine fever and lumpy skin disease

African swine fever (ASF) and lumpy skin disease (LSD) represent an immediate and serious threat to the pig and cattle industries in Europe and eastern and central Asia. The need for a more collaborative approach to tackle these diseases has been recognised by the European…

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Mpox

Mpox is a contagious viral disease affecting humans, with global health implications.

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Rural poverty in eastern Africa could be reduced with foot-and-mouth disease vaccination strategy

Research undertaken by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and the University of Glasgow has shown that a targeted vaccination programme against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) could contribute to alleviating poverty in eastern Africa. Livestock production losses due to FMD…