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Overwintering of BTV in the UK
Reference
BBS/E/I/00001375
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Peter Mertens
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
The Pirbright Institute
Department
The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
120,600
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/03/2008
End date
28/02/2011
Duration
36 months
Abstract
To date the mechanism(s) by which BTV-8 survived in northern Europe over the 2006-07 winter is unknown but it is vital that they (it) be elucidated before the 2008 vector season in order to be able to introduce preventative measures before transmission re-commences. This is especially important in the UK where so far the virus has been limited to a very restricted area of eastern England and may still be able to be eradicated. In essence we have a once-only opportunity to eliminate the virus from the UK before it devastates our ruminant industry as it has already done on the near continent in 2007. This project aims to elucidate the mechanisms.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Not funded via Committee
Research Topics
Animal Health, Microbiology
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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