African swine fever vaccinology research group

A map of western and central Europe showing the locations of outbreaks of African swine fever. There a lots of dots in Eastern Europe and a zoomed in box highlighting the recent outbreak in Barcelona, Spain.

Latest #Africanswinefever risk assessment for the UK from DEFRAs international disease monitoring team. www.gov.uk/government/p...

The overall risk to the UK remains Medium, but the risk of importing potentially infectious material is High.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GARA–WOAH Joint Webinar on ASF Vaccine Standards and Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GARA–WOAH Joint Webinar on ASF Vaccine Standards and Guidelines. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Interested in vaccines against #AfricanSwineFever? GARA and @WOAH are organising a joint webinar on the new WOAH #ASF vaccine guidelines on Tuesday 16th December at 4 pm CET. Registration link below...

oie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Exploiting Viral DNA Genomes to Explore the Dispersal History of African Swine Fever Genotype II Lineages in Europe Abstract. African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a highly virulent DNA virus that causes African swine fever, a severe hemorrhagic disease affecting domestic

See our latest research on #AfricanSwineFever! Published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social an excellent collaboration between Pirbright, @sciensano.be and @ulbruxelles.bsky.social on the dispersal of #ASF in Europe since it's reintroduction in 2007.
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

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Postgraduate studentships Find and apply to a PhD studentship at The Pirbright Institute.

Curious about host-pathogen interactions and virology? Interested in doing a #PhD. Come work with us @pirbrightinst.bsky.social and join our PhD program!
www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...
Closing date is 15th June!
#AfricanSwineFever #LoveVirology

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Single warthog on dried grass

PhD studentship: African swine fever is a highly contagious disease in domestic pigs and wild boar. Over the past 20 years, the disease has spread across the globe.

Investigate how African swine fever virus (ASFV) evades immune responses.

Full details ➡️ www.pirbright.ac.uk/careers-and-...

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