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Establishing and maintaining arthropod biological resources of veterinary importance

Reference	BBS/E/I/00001596
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Simon Carpenter
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	The Pirbright Institute
Department	The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	133,499
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/03/2011
End date	31/03/2012
Duration	13 months

Abstract

IAH possesses unique colonies of both Culicoides biting midges and Ornithodorus soft ticks. These provide individuals of known physiological state and age, at all times of the year and in large numbers, sustaining work on the transmission of diseases of international importance, including bluetongue and African swine fever. We wish to expand these resources to include further vector-species of epidemiological interest to the UK by establishing colonies of mosquitoes, (including UK derived colonies) and potentially hard ticks or large biting flies that may be involved in mechanical transmission of pathogens. Establishing these colonies will include sourcing populations already adapted to laboratory conditions (where available), as well as using field-caught material to produce new lines. The person employed will receive training in producing cell lines from these organisms, as a further resource, and may be involved in selective breeding of the existing colonies.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Animal Health
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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