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Development of diagnostic systems, reference collections and molecular epidemiology studies for important arboviral pathogens of livestock in India

Reference	BBS/E/I/00001810
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Mertens
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	The Pirbright Institute
Department	The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	3,862
Status	Current
Type	Institute Project
Start date	06/10/2014
End date	05/10/2018
Duration	48 months

Abstract

During the past 25 years, multiple strains of BTV and other arboviruses have emerged in Europe, possibly linked to changes in climate and global trade. However, a lack of data concerning global strain-diversity and distribution limits our ability to understand, respond to and control these events. The incomplete nature of the global database for BTV limits our ability to Identify the geographic origin of BT outbreak-strains. Similar problems exist for many endemic arboviruses in India (Myers et al 1971; Padbidri et al 2002). We will address these knowledge-gaps by isolating, identifying and characterising arboviruses from India, to study their distribution, abundance, relationships, and movements that result in disease outbreaks. The primary focus of the project is BTV, although diagnostic samples used to detect and isolate viruses, will also provide materials and potentially isolates of other arboviruses from the region.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Animal Health, Immunology, 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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