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APHA’s role in the global fight against rabies

Posted by: Ter Apaa, Tony Fooks, Victoria Gould, Kelly Harty, Dan Horton, Lorraine McElhinney, Leigh Thorne, Harry Wilson and Guanghui Wu, Posted on: 28 September 2025 - Categories: Viral diseases
Image of a dog baring it's teeth with the text, "World Rabies Day 2025" overlaid plus the APHA logo.

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.

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Advancing the fight against Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

Posted by: Amin Asfor, Posted on: 22 September 2025 - Categories: Viral diseases
Image of small heard of cows walking towards camera with the text, "Bovine Viral Diarrhoea" across the top of the photo. The APHA logo also shows.

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.

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Tracking technology taking on the yellow-legged hornet

Posted by: Peter Davies and Heather O'Sullivan, Posted on: 1 September 2025 - Categories: Bee health
Hornet wearing a tracking device with the title, "Yellow-Legged Hornet Week 2025" across the front. The APHA logo is also displayed.

APHA scientists spotlight how micro-transmitters are turning yellow-legged hornets into flying beacons, leading inspectors straight to hidden nests in record time.

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