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Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.

Foot-and-mouth disease

Laboratory diagnosis of African swine fever (ASF): Instructor-led

Learn about ASFV isolation, diagnosis, serology, and characterisation techniques.

tanzanian woman milking cow for foot-and-mouth disease testing

Pirbright demonstrate that testing milk samples could enhance foot-and-mouth disease surveillance in the field

A follow on study by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and the University of Glasgow has demonstrated that milk samples collected in the field can be used successfully to recognise cattle infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). This method was used in Tanzania…

Small young yellow chick on sawdust. Both legs have little loose yellow rings

Animal use, sourcing and housing

Animals are used in research only when no alternatives exist, housed in enriched environments, and sourced from approved suppliers to ensure the highest welfare standards.

Gloved hand with two small fluffy yellow chicks stood on hand

Animal care

Rigorous animal care and staff training protocols ensure the highest standards of health, welfare, and competence for all animals.

Two calves in high containment. They are licking the door frame.

Legislation and licencing

The Pirbright Institute adheres to rigorous legislation.

Pirbright tackle peste des petits ruminants from all fronts

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute provide critical services for the peste des petits ruminants (PPR) eradication campaign. Outbreaks of PPR, a viral disease that mainly infects goats and sheep, occur mostly across Africa, Middle East and India, which currently cost…

Pirbright scientists show re-emerged bluetongue strain still poses a threat

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have shown that the strain of bluetongue virus (BTV) currently circulating in France poses a threat to susceptible animals in Europe, despite causing less clinical disease than the original BTV-8 strain responsible for the first UK…

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Higher levels of B-cell mutation in the early germinal centres of an inefficient secondary antibody response to a variant Influenza Haemagglutinin

Designing improved vaccines against mutable viruses such as Dengue and Influenza would be helped by a better understanding of how the B-cell memory compartment responds to variant antigens. Towards this we have recently shown after secondary immunization of mice with a…

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Avian influenza viruses at the wild-domestic bird interface in Egypt

Wild birds of the orders Anseriformes (mainly ducks, geese and swans) and Charadriiformes (mainly gulls, terns and waders) constitute the natural reservoir for low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses. In Egypt, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and LPAI…