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Unexpected notifiable disease confirmed in Somerset

Posted by: Timm Konold, Posted on: 28 February 2022 - Categories: Prions
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Whilst the current avian influenza outbreaks make all the headlines, let us turn our attention to a disease that hardly anyone expected anymore: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

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Celebrating our female scientists

Posted by: Kath Webster and Heather O'Sullivan, Posted on: 11 February 2022 - Categories: Women in science
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Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Learn more about the important scientific work being carried out by our female scientists in the current avian influenza outbreak in this blog and accompanying video.

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