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Pirbright study to improve the production and supply of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine

Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have secured almost $1.5 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the development of improved foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines for East Africa. The project, headed by Dr Bryan Charleston, Interim Director and CEO…

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Sharing animal expertise

Animal technicians from The Pirbright Institute and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are collaborating to share expertise and best practice in animal care. The teams, who specialise in large animals, are exchanging information and learned experience on issues…

Pirbright Institute “delighted” to win share of £120m Government vaccine fund

The Pirbright Institute is one of the largest recipients of the Government’s new £120 million fund to fight deadly diseases – winning £1.580 million with its partners, for a joint project to develop a safe and effective livestock vaccine against Rift Valley fever. Rift…

FMDV antibody discovery could aid vaccine development

Scientists have discovered a universal antibody that could help vaccine developers tackle foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Causing a highly contagious disease with high economic impact, FMDV affects susceptible cloven-hooved animals and fatalities may occur in young…

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Pirbright appoints new science leaders

Two scientific specialists have been appointed to new roles at The Pirbright Institute. Dr Georgina Limon-Vega has been promoted to Group Leader in Applied Epidemiology. Georgina studied Veterinary Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and holds a…

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GM technology unlocks potential for new generation of poultry vaccines

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a more efficient and effective vaccine for Marek’s disease which could pave the way for a new generation of poultry disease vaccines. International poultry production has tripled over the last 20…

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Pirbright expertise supporting control of livestock diseases in North Africa

Three scientists from The Pirbright Institute have shared their knowledge of tackling animal viruses at a North African conference. Professor Munir Iqbal, Dr Donald King and Dr Georgina Limon-Vega addressed an audience of vets and representatives from animal health…

The Pirbright Institute chooses a Bull supercomputer

A new Bull supercomputer delivered to The Pirbright Institute by Atos, will boost the Institute’s capability to carry out bioinformatic analysis of animal virus diseases for research and surveillance purposes, say its senior scientists. High-Performance Computing (HPC) and…

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Undiagnosed West Nile virus lineage 2d infection in a febrile patient from South-west Uganda, 2018

We report the retrospective identification and subsequent recovery of a near-complete West Nile Virus lineage 2 genomes from a hospitalized patient with acute febrile illness in Uganda, using a combination of degenerate primer polymerase chain reaction screening and a novel…