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Behind the scenes at APHA Scientific

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Behind the scenes at APHA Scientific

APHA Scientific brings vital UK science to the world, supporting animal and plant health through diagnostics, reagents, and expert services. Explore what we do on our new website.

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Protecting animal health - the role of scanning surveillance

Posted by: Fin Twomey, Posted on: 17 January 2020 - Categories: One Health, Surveillance
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As part of our series of blogs around One Health, Fin Twomey, Head of the Surveillance Intelligence Unit at APHA, talks about the importance of APHA’s scanning surveillance programme for detecting diseases of livestock and wildlife.

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Making the most of data

Posted by: Phil Jones, Posted on: 10 January 2020 - Categories: Surveillance
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Veterinary Epidemiologist, Phil Jones, works in APHA’s Surveillance Intelligence Unit and talks about how APHA is looking to exploit new data sources to support its scanning surveillance activities to look for new animal disease threats.

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Fighting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

Posted by: Rod Card, Posted on: 6 January 2020 - Categories: Antimicrobial Resistance, One Health
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This January is One Health Awareness Month and the focus for today is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this blog, Rod Card explains how the Animal and Plant Health Agency in conjunction with other Defra Agencies is working to address the global problem of AMR.

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We may be quieter than usual

Posted by: Heather O'Sullivan, Posted on: 4 November 2019 - Categories: APHA news
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Learn about the pre-election period and how it will impact upon our blogging activity.

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One Health is integral to APHA science

Posted by: Kath Webster, Posted on: 3 November 2019 - Categories: Events, One Health
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Sunday 3rd November 2019 is One Health Day. Have you ever wondered what One Health is or why it is so important? In this blog Dr Kath Webster, Director of Scientific Services at APHA, explains all and shares what our scientists are doing in One Health on a national and international scale.

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One Health EJP Summer School

Posted by: Hannah Fry, Posted on: 18 October 2019 - Categories: Events, One Health
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In this three minute read, find out about this year's One Health EJP Summer School from APHA's Hannah Fry as she shares her personal experiences of the programme. Find out why One Health is such a hot topic and what the Summer School, hosted by the University of Surrey, offered its global delegates.

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‘And… action’! A taste of Hollywood for APHA Virologists

Posted by: Denise Marston, Posted on: 4 October 2019 - Categories: Diagnostics & testing, Viral diseases
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Denise Marston from the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports on a new way of scientific publishing in The Journal of Visual Experimentation (JoVE).

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World Rabies Day 2019

Posted by: Lorraine McElhinney, Posted on: 28 September 2019 - Categories: Viral diseases, Wildlife
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To mark the 13th World Rabies Day Lorraine McElhinney, APHA’s Disease Consultant for Rabies, talks about the work the Rabies Team at APHA Weybridge have been involved in over the last year.

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How we could use drones to detect plant health threats

Posted by: Chris Dennis and Paul Beales, Posted on: 20 September 2019 - Categories: Plant health
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Chris Dennis is a regional manager for plant health covering the largest potato growing region in the country. In this blog, Chris talks about how drones are being used in the field to help plant health inspectors identify disease from the sky!

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Highlighting our scientific achievements

Posted by: APHA science blog team, Posted on: 27 August 2019 - Categories: Science strategy
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The APHA Annual Science Review 2018 has been published and gives an overview of our main scientific achievements and highlights during the last year.

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