...techniques. Avian influenza As a truly international organisation, the avian virology team at APHA hosts both the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) International...
...of these viruses can also be transmitted from humans back to animals. This is called reverse zoonoses. Spotlight on our areas of expertise Avian influenza More commonly known as bird...
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...
...of avian influenza in the UK towards the end of 2021, APHA immediately mobilised the National Emergency Epidemiology Group (NEEG). But what is the role of this group and why...
...in poultry. In addition as the UK national centre for Avian Influenza our scientists are also carrying out laboratory investigations of suspect cases in poultry and wild birds, and also...
...and the National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Animal (especially swine) Influenza and Newcastle Disease. Its aim is to facilitate information and science exchange on the above diseases forming a...
...already this winter season we have diagnosed more cases than in any previous UK outbreak; 55 cases of high pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) cases have now been confirmed...
...and staff to learn more about their contribution to protecting animal, plant and bee health, including their work associated with the largest-ever outbreak of avian influenza in the UK. APHA’s...
...trade, and protects us against the risk some of these diseases can pose to human health. Avian Influenza APHA confirmed a record high number of cases of avian influenza during...
...consortium will study the unprecedented avian influenza outbreak to better understand this latest strain and how to tackle it. This will feed rapidly into government decision-making and new strategies to...
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