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Striving for healthier pigs: tackling porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

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Striving for healthier pigs: tackling porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

An inside look at the science protecting pigs from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.

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Antimicrobial resistance: “Chance favours the prepared mind”

Posted by: Chris Teale, Posted on: 13 November 2017 - Categories: Antimicrobial Resistance
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To mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017, Chris Teale looks at the range of work being done by APHA around antimicrobial resistance.

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Citizen Science: from little acorns do mighty oak trees grow APHA's Observatree

Posted by: Jane Barbrook, Posted on: 30 October 2017 - Categories: Plant health
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Jane Barbrook highlights APHA’s involvement in Citizen Science by talking about the Observatree project.

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APHA compère an incomparable COMPARE workshop

Posted by: Amie Adkin, Posted on: 11 October 2017 - Categories: Events
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Amie Adkin gives an update on a recent workshop for the COMPARE project that was by all accounts beyond compare.

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Marking World Rabies Day 2017

Posted by: tonyfooks, Posted on: 28 September 2017 - Categories: Viral diseases
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To mark World Rabies Day (WRD 2017) which takes place today (28 September 2017), Prof. Tony Fooks highlights some of the rabies work we’re doing at APHA.

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From the Addlestone Institute to APHA: celebrating 100 years of scientific achievements

Posted by: Kath Webster, Posted on: 26 September 2017 - Categories: APHA news
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Monday 25 September 2017 marked the 100 year’s anniversary of the agency’s Weybridge site.

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Celebrating the communication of science

Posted by: Jane Goodger, Posted on: 18 September 2017 - Categories: Science strategy
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Jane Goodger talks about how we communicate our science and highlights some noteworthy achievements in recent months.

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Tackling a ‘pig of a problem’: Salmonella and AMR in pork production workshop

Posted by: Francesca Martelli, Posted on: 4 September 2017 - Categories: Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial diseases
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Francesca Martelli highlights the success of a recent APHA workshop focussing on Salmonella in pigs, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and abattoir hygiene.

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Safeguarding with science: Asian hornets

Posted by: APHA science blog team, Posted on: 24 August 2017 - Categories: Bee health
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As part of a series of videos highlighting how we safeguard with science, Nigel Semmence from the National Bee Unit talks about the Asian hornet, and APHA’s work to prevent the spread of this non-native species and protect bee health.

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A working week in the life of Nick Kell

Posted by: Nick Kell, Posted on: 14 August 2017 - Categories: Bacterial diseases
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Nick Kell blogs about a typical working week as a Campylobacter laboratory manager in the Bacteriology Department at APHA Weybridge. 

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Mutual benefits from TB research in Ethiopia

Posted by: Stefan Berg, Posted on: 7 August 2017 - Categories: Bacterial diseases, Bovine Tuberculosis

Stefan Berg, senior scientist at APHA, highlights the agency’s 15-years engagement in collaborative research on bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Ethiopia.

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