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Inferences about the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus between herds from outbreaks in Albania in 2016

Lumpy skin disease has recently emerged as a major threat to cattle populations outside of Africa, where it is endemic. In 2015 the first ever European outbreaks occurred in Greece, which were followed by spread across much of the Balkans in 2016. Here we use a simple…

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Identification and characterization of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 6 in cattle co-infected with bluetongue virus in Trinidad, West Indies

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is an economically important virus that can cause severe clinical disease in deer and to a lesser extent cattle. This study set out to determine and characterize which EHDV serotypes were circulating in Trinidad. Serum and whole…

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Identification and characterization of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 6 in cattle co-infected with bluetongue virus in Trinidad, West Indies

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is an economically important virus that can cause severe clinical disease in deer and to a lesser extent cattle. This study set out to determine and characterize which EHDV serotypes were circulating in Trinidad. Serum and whole…

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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks due to an exotic serotype Asia 1 virus in Myanmar in 2017

In January 2017, two villages located in Rakhine State of Myanmar reported clinical signs in cattle suggestive of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection. Laboratory analysis identified the outbreak virus as FMDV serotype Asia 1, which represented the first detection…

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Pirbright reveals true cost of goat plague vaccination campaigns

A study led by The Pirbright Institute has created the first framework for determining the true cost of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccine campaigns based on case studies in Ethiopia. PPR, also known as goat plague, is a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats…

Pirbright scientists share new protocol for creating vaccines that target multiple poultry diseases

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have published their methods for creating a vaccine that protects against Marek’s disease and infectious bursal disease (IBD) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system in the video journal JoVE. Both viruses cause highly infectious diseases…

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The genotype diversity within the H5N8 influenza A subtype

The H5N8 influenza subtype has been involved in the global spread of the Guangdong variant of the H5 hemagglutinin. The sequence data from all of the complete genomes from the H5N8 subtype was used to analyse the genotype diversity. Clustering analysis was used to assign…

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Review of epidemiological risk models for foot-and-mouth disease: Implications for prevention strategies with a focus on Africa

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious transboundary disease that affects domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animal species. The aim of this review was to identify and critically assess some modelling techniques for FMD that are well supported by scientific…

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Neethling vaccine proved highly effective in controlling lumpy skin disease epidemics in the Balkans

Despite the wide use of the live attenuated Neethling lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine, only limited data existed on its efficacy and effectiveness prior to the large LSD epidemic in the Balkans, which took place during 2016–2017. In addition, analysis of risk factors for…

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Molecular characterization of peste des petits ruminants viruses in the Marmara Region of Turkey

Recent outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in the Marmara region of Turkey including the European part of Thrace is important due to its proximity to Europe (Greece and Bulgaria) and the potential threat of spread of PPR into mainland Europe. In order to…