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23 October 2025

Pirbright researchers help uncover origins of London Underground mosquito

Institute fieldwork informs evolutionary biology study into Culex pipiens Research by scientists at The Pirbright Institute has supported an international study disproving the theory that London Underground mosquitoes – Culex pipiens form molestus - evolved in urban subways and cellars in northern…

20 October 2025

Pirbright contributes £50m a year to UK economy

A new report highlights how The Pirbright Institute contributes £50m a year to the UK economy. Commissioned by Pirbright and carried out by public policy analysts SQW, the evaluation shows this equates to a Gross Value Added (GVA) economic impact of £471m over the past decade. The Institute is a…

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Pirbright expertise informs economic analysis for foot-and-mouth disease control

How much should policymakers invest in controlling animal diseases that spread across national borders, who should pay, and will intervention really work? A researcher at The Pirbright Institute is one of a team of seven authors who have drafted a new handbook for the Food and Agriculture…

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Field study reveals the best way of sampling for foot-and-mouth disease in endemic settings

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have led a longitudinal study of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in collaboration with the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) in Northern Nigeria. The project investigated the role that small ruminants and contaminated environments have on the…

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24 October 2024

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 authorities at the 8th Scientific…