News

A new web portal that helps scientists and policymakers tackle global foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been launched. OpenFMD brings together important resources for global surveillance of FMD. The suite of new analytical tools has been developed by The Pirbright Institute, The European Commission…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYOC83wA3DA An international project led by scientists in the World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (WRLFMD) at The Pirbright Institute has tracked the evolution of FMD virus (FMDV) over nearly 20 years to reveal how different factors affect its spread…

A case report filed by scientists at The Pirbright Institute details the first instance of naturally acquired foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infection in dogs. In this highly unusual case reported in BMC Veterinary Research, FMDV was identified in a sample of heart tissue received by Pirbright…

Studies carried out by The Pirbright Institute and the University of Oxford have shown that Oxford’s new potential vaccine against COVID-19, named RBD-SpyVLP, produces a strong antibody response in mice and pigs, providing vital information for the further development of the vaccine. Although this…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWnWLH7qO0 In a world where COVID-19 has dominated the news media and redirected the attention of many scientific endeavours, it is worth remembering that there are still many other diseases which are continuously monitored to control and prevent devastating…

The Pirbright Institute, working in collaboration with the University of Oxford, have successfully shown that two doses of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine produce a greater antibody response than a single dose in pigs. The emergence and subsequent spread of SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global…

A case study undertaken by scientists at The Pirbright Institute is the first to confirm that milk obtained from in-line milk samplers on a large-scale dairy farm can be used to detect circulating foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in cattle. Previous work carried out by the team had shown that it…

The Pirbright Institute, which is home to several World Reference Laboratories for viral diseases of livestock, is using its equipment and expertise in diagnostics and disease surveillance to support COVID-19 testing in the UK. The Institute is helping in three key areas, all of which will enable…

For International Women’s Day, Dr Anna Ludi reflects on how small acts to support women in science can empower them to take their careers to the next level. According to the International Women’s Day committee this is a day that “marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality”. Sitting…

One Health Day, celebrated on 3 November each year, raises awareness around the need for research to join across many disciplines to solve the world’s critical health challenges. The One Health agenda advocates that scientists consider how animal, human and plant health are interlinked and to apply…