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One Health is integral to APHA science – APHA Science Blog

One Health is a multi-disciplinary approach to address threats to public and animal health and the ecosystems that interlink them. … See more

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Investing in the UK’s science capability in animal health

WebA strong animal health science capability will help to limit costly outbreaks (for example foot and mouth disease and bovine tuberculosis) as well as underpinning …

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Tony Fooks – APHA Science Blog

WebTony Fooks. Between 2000 and 2017, Dr Fooks led a research team at The Animal and Plant Health Agency working on a range of viral zoonotic pathogens. In …

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APHA’s One Health approach is critical – APHA Science Blog

WebAPHA’s One Health approach is critical. One Health recognises that human, animal and plant health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystems …

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Exploring the rise of vector-borne diseases – APHA Science Blog

WebTemperate regions such as the UK, are now seeing repeated introductions of invasive mosquito species, as well as mosquito-borne viruses not previously detected in …

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APHA's National and International Reference Laboratories

WebAPHA is designated a Reference Laboratory or Centre for a wide range of animal health science specialisms, 49 specialisms nationally and 23 specialisms internationally. This …

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One Food for One Health – APHA Science Blog

WebOne Food for One Health. Tony Fooks and Flavie Vial, 3 November 2022 - One Health. 3 November 2022 marks the seventh One Health Day. Food systems are …

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Securing the UK’s animal health scientific capability

WebAPHA's headquarters at Weybridge. In this blog, we hear from Dr Jenny Stewart, Director of Science and Transformation, as she looks at how some of the key …

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Spotlight on APHA’s zoonotic disease research

WebThe 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 …

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Cryptosporidium: A One Health approach – APHA Science Blog

WebCryptosporidium outbreaks are a good example of APHA’s work on zoonotic disease outbreaks. Cryptosporidium is a type of gastrointestinal parasite. On average …

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About APHA science – APHA Science Blog

WebThis blog is about science being carried out at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). APHA is an executive agency of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs …

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Embracing diversity: building a stronger animal health workforce

WebInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science continues to raise awareness of the significant gender gap at all levels of science, technology, engineering, …

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A One Health approach to tackling Brucella canis cases in …

WebA One Health approach to tackling Brucella canis cases in imported dogs. John McGiven, 3 November 2021 - Bacterial diseases, One Health. One Health is a …

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Latest news – APHA Science Blog

WebAPHA's Professor Ian Brown. Eight of the UK’s top scientific organisations coming together to find new ways to contain bird flu outbreaks. Backed by £1.5 million investment to fund …

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Bovine Tuberculosis – Testing and examining bTB-positive animals

WebBovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is an infectious disease of cattle. It is one of the most significant animal health challenges that England faces today, costing taxpayers …

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APHA breaking new ground in the genomic surveillance of …

WebOver the past 10 years, APHA has invested in this technology and developed robust procedures to generate ‘High-Throughput Sequence’ (HTS) data, meaning that …

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APHA's emergency team are always alert to high risk animal disease

WebThe NEEG is an APHA emergency group which is rapidly formed in response to disease incidents which have the potential for high impact on animal or …

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The plant detectives: no such thing as an average day

WebThe Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI) is part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and is responsible for protecting the country and economy …

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APHA at the heart of the biggest ever outbreak of bird flu in GB

WebIan Brown, 16 December 2021 - Viral diseases. The bird ‘flu risk to the UK has resulted in APHA confirming a record high number of cases this winter season. Bird ‘flu season is …

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