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News and updates from the Animal and Plant Health Agency on science| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
APHA led the charge against BSE, combining science and action to protect the public, support farmers, and earn the UK a clean bill of health.| APHA Science Blog
Read about our Cattle Vaccine Project: APHA’s invaluable addition to the toolbox to eradicate bovine TB in the UK.| APHA Science Blog
APHA’s Lead Scientist for Bacterial Diseases and Food Safety, Dr Francesca Martelli, spotlights Salmonella’s stealthy spread and its impact on animal and public health, diagnostics, and disease control strategies.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
News and updates from the Animal and Plant Health Agency on science| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Red squirrels are fighting for survival and APHA is playing a key role with ground breaking science, smart feeders, and a bold plan to restore balance to UK woodlands.| APHA Science Blog
Every nine minutes, rabies claims a life, yet it is entirely preventable. Read more about APHA’s long-standing commitment to end dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Meet the APHA scientist tackling a hidden cattle virus - Dr. Amin Asfor’s mission to stop Bovine Viral Diarrhoea could change farming, food safety, and global animal health.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
APHA scientists spotlight how micro-transmitters are turning yellow-legged hornets into flying beacons, leading inspectors straight to hidden nests in record time.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
This World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, find out more about how APHA plays a key role in protecting animals and people from this global risk.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time. Discover how APHA’s cutting-edge surveillance uncovered this threat and what it means for wildlife, horses and human health.| APHA Science Blog
An inside look at the science protecting pigs from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Discover what is needed to safely import new pets into Great Britain without risking disease spread.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Could a newly discovered virus be the reason European hedgehogs, once a common sight in our hedgerows, have declined in numbers in the UK?| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
The 6th of July marks World Zoonoses Day - an opportunity to raise awareness of those diseases that affect both humans and animals. The origin of diseases has been on everyone’s mind over the past 18 months, particularly those that cause epidemics. Here Dr. Nick Johnson of the newly formed Vector-Borne Diseases group within APHA’s Virology Department discusses what a zoonosis is and what APHAs role is in responding to them.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Until 2020, we had not detected the presence of any mosquito-borne viruses in birds in Great Britain. Learn how this changed dramatically during this year’s warmer than average summer.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Learn more, this World Bee Day, about APHA’s work with authorities in Ghana to improve knowledge about honeybee health and husbandry.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
This year has seen the earlier than expected arrival of Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus which is infecting both wild birds and poultry on small holdings and commercial production units. Find out how APHA detects and reacts to a bird ‘flu outbreak in the United Kingdom.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
Temperate regions such as the UK, are now seeing repeated introductions of invasive mosquito species, as well as mosquito-borne viruses not previously detected in the UK. Doctor Luis M. Hernández-Triana, APHA’s Discipline Champion and expert in the field of vector borne diseases describes how APHA is involved in vector borne disease research and the importance of these emerging pathogens.| aphascience.blog.gov.uk
