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Complete genome sequence of a lineage IV peste des petits ruminants virus from Turkey, 2018

We report the whole-genome sequence of a peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) from a lamb exhibiting clinical signs in Turkey in September 2018. The genome of PPRV/Turkey/Central_Anatolia/2018 shows the highest nucleotide sequence identity (97.63%) to PPRV isolated in…

IBDV infected cell (red), tubulin (green) and the nucleus (blue)

Pirbright scientists show how infectious bursal disease viruses may swap genetic material during infection

Live cell imaging has been used by researchers at The Pirbright Institute to reveal new information about how different strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) might swap genetic material, a process that could lead to new strains with the potential for causing more…

Herd of cows in the field in Tanzania

Pirbright develops universal foot-and-mouth disease virus test

A diagnostic test that can detect whether an animal has been infected by or vaccinated against any type of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) has been developed by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia…

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Comparison of immunogenicity and protective efficacy of PPR live attenuated vaccines (Nigeria 75/1 and Sungri/96) administered by intranasal and subcutaneous routes

Following the successful eradication of rinderpest, the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have set a goal to eradicate peste des petits ruminants (PPR) globally by 2030. Vaccination is being taken forward as the key…

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Characterisation of peste des petits ruminants disease in pastoralist small ruminant flocks in Ngorongoro District of northern Tanzania: variation in clinical syndromes and local diseases names, and bluetongue virus co-infection

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant flocks in Ngorongoro…

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Characterisation of peste des petits ruminants disease in pastoralist small ruminant flocks in Ngorongoro District of northern Tanzania: variation in clinical syndromes and local diseases names, and bluetongue virus co-infection

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant flocks in Ngorongoro…

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Two lineages of KLRA with contrasting transcription patterns have been conserved at a single locus during ruminant speciation

Cattle possess the most diverse repertoire of NK cell receptor genes among all mammals studied to date. Killer cell receptor genes encoded within the NK complex and killer cell Ig-like receptor genes encoded within the leukocyte receptor complex have both been expanded and…

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Two lineages of KLRA with contrasting transcription patterns have been conserved at a single locus during ruminant speciation

Cattle possess the most diverse repertoire of NK cell receptor genes among all mammals studied to date. Killer cell receptor genes encoded within the NK complex and killer cell Ig-like receptor genes encoded within the leukocyte receptor complex have both been expanded and…

Close up of two Culicoides biting midges on human skin

Monitoring midge habits in zoos could hold important clues for disease outbreaks

The first study to confirm the feeding habits of midges on exotic animals in UK zoos has been published in Parasites and Vectors and could hold important clues to prevent disease outbreaks in Northern Europe. A team of researchers from The Pirbright Institute, the Zoological…

Close up of two Culicoides biting midges on human skin

Monitoring midge habits in zoos could hold important clues for disease outbreaks

The first study to confirm the feeding habits of midges on exotic animals in UK zoos has been published in Parasites and Vectors and could hold important clues to prevent disease outbreaks in Northern Europe. A team of researchers from The Pirbright Institute, the Zoological…