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Tackling E. coli infections in piglets: APHA’s role in the ZINCLESS project

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Tackling E. coli infections in piglets: APHA’s role in the ZINCLESS project

Following the removal of zinc oxide at therapeutic levels from pig diets, APHA helps lead ZINCLESS research – uncovering new insights into post-weaning diarrhoea, antimicrobial resistance, and sustainable solutions for healthier piglets.

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Tracking bird flu across continents

Posted by: Andrew Breed, Posted on: 29 November 2016 - Categories: Surveillance, Viral diseases
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APHA scientists have contributed to a global study to understand the spread of avian influenza across continents. Veterinary Epidemiologist Dr Andrew Breed describes this work and ongoing work at APHA on the surveillance for this important disease.

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Colistin: an antibiotic of last resort

Posted by: Sarah Evans, Posted on: 18 November 2016 - Categories: Antimicrobial Resistance
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This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and today (18 November) is European Antibiotic Awareness Day. These events are aimed at increasing awareness of antibiotic resistance and encouraging best practices to reduce emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

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The risks and management of chronic wasting disease in European wildlife

Posted by: Graham Smith, Posted on: 17 November 2016 - Categories: Prions, Wildlife

In the spring of 2016 Norwegian researchers found the first European records of an emerging disease, chronic wasting disease (CWD),  in reindeer and moose. Graham Smith talks about a recent workshop that took place to discuss CWD.

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The importance of science to the Government

Posted by: Sarah Stewart, Posted on: 3 November 2016 - Categories: Science strategy
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Sarah Stewart, APHA Stakeholder Engagement Manager, talks about the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) event that she attended with Nick Coldham, APHA Head of Bacteriology.

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Modelling: the next generation

Posted by: Oliver Tearne, Posted on: 13 October 2016 - Categories: Data analysis & modelling, Epidemiology

How APHA epidemiological modellers are using the Cloud to build more flexible analyses on disease transmission and control.

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Marking World Rabies Day 2016

Posted by: tonyfooks, Posted on: 28 September 2016 - Categories: Viral diseases
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Dr Tony Fooks talks about World Rabies Day (WRD 2016) which takes place today (28 September 2016) and highlights some of the Animal and Plant Health Agency's rabies work.

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Helping to get the dressage horses ready for the Paralympics

Posted by: Trine Andresen, Posted on: 16 September 2016 - Categories: Diagnostics & testing
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Read how APHA's Surveillance and Laboratory Services Department stepped in with short notice to help make sure a rather important shipment to Rio could take place.

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Plant health on TV

Posted by: edwardbirchall, Posted on: 23 August 2016 - Categories: Plant health
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There are many pests and diseases that could seriously damage crops and plants in the UK. However we have strict plant health controls in place to safeguard our plant health status. Edward Birchall explains more in his recent TV interview.

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Scientists of the future

Posted by: Trine Andresen, Posted on: 8 August 2016 - Categories: Events
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APHA has many national and international partners in both academia and research institutes. We also like to help young scientists get an insight into what life is like as a scientist in a government research facility like ours at Weybridge.

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Rebel raccoon rehomed

Posted by: Trine Andresen, Posted on: 1 August 2016 - Categories: Wildlife
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One of APHA’s Mammalian Ecologists from the National Wildlife Management Centre (NWMC) talks about how she helped capture and rehome a raccoon.

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