APHA Science Blog

Government budget announces investment in APHA’s science

Chris Hadkiss, 20 March 2020 - APHA news

The government recently confirmed investment of £1.4bn over the next 10 years to redevelop the specialist research and laboratory facilities at our Weybridge site. Find out how this money will be used and what this means for APHA.

Why wildlife health issues are not just a biodiversity concern.

Flavie Vial and Paul Duff, 3 March 2020 - One Health, Wildlife

Continuing our One Health series and also marking World Wildlife Day, we hear from Flavie Vial, APHA’s Lead Scientist for Wildlife, as she highlights the great work her team are involved in to keep our wildlife flourishing whilst protecting against the spread of animal-human disease.

Chicken run: APHA’s response to a regulated Salmonella in broiler chickens

Becky Gosling, 27 February 2020 - Bacterial diseases, One Health

Becky Gosling, senior research scientist in APHA’s Bacteriology Department, describes how her team responds to a report of a potentially dangerous Salmonella in chickens destined for human consumption (broiler chickens).

Inspiring a new generation of female scientists

Flavie Vial, 11 February 2020 - Events, Women in science

Tuesday 11 February 2020, marks the fifth International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In this blog, Flavie Vial, our Lead Scientist for Wildlife, explains more about the day and asks some of our female scientists to share their personal experiences and offer advice to school-aged girls interested in STEM careers.

APHA inspiring kids to look after plants and native wildlife

Flavie Vial, 24 January 2020 - Wildlife

A lot of great science is carried out on a daily basis at APHA and our scientists relish opportunities to demonstrate that science can be exciting and easy to understand. In this three minute read, find out how our scientists enjoyed showing children at the Countryside Days event at the Great Yorkshire Showground just how fun science can be.

Protecting animal health - the role of scanning surveillance

Fin Twomey, 17 January 2020 - One Health, Surveillance

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.

Making the most of data

Phil Jones, 10 January 2020 - Surveillance

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.

Fighting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

Rod Card, 6 January 2020 - Antimicrobial Resistance, One Health

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.

We may be quieter than usual

Heather O'Sullivan, 4 November 2019 - APHA news

Learn about the pre-election period and how it will impact upon our blogging activity.

One Health is integral to APHA science

Katherine Webster, 3 November 2019 - Events, One Health

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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APHA provides science evidence quickly leading to the first detection of bird ‘flu in the United Kingdom