UK-Brazil Partnering award for FMD Vaccine Selection and Matching
Lead Research Organisation:
The Pirbright Institute
Department Name: Livestock Infectious Diseases
Abstract
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Publications
Lloyd-Jones K
(2017)
Genetic and antigenic characterization of serotype O FMD viruses from East Africa for the selection of suitable vaccine strain.
in Vaccine
Mahapatra M
(2018)
Foot and mouth disease vaccine strain selection: current approaches and future perspectives.
in Expert review of vaccines
Mahapatra M
(2019)
Identification of novel epitopes in serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus by in vitro immune selection.
in The Journal of general virology
| Description | Contacts has been established with the Brazillian laboratories for the exchange of materials and technical know-how that would be very useful for research projects. in addition, a new research proposal involving both UK and Brazillian partners was submitted to BBSRC under BBSRC-FAPESP program for funding in 2017, however it was not successful. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings would be useful for future research on infectious diseases. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Other |
| Description | During the course of this project a workshop on "Viral diseases of animal" was conducted in Instituto Biologica, Sao Paulo which was attended by local farmers, veterinarians, policy makers including authorities from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (MAPA), Brazil in addition to academicians. Strategies for FMD eradication in south America and the problems encountered during this process was discussed. Suggestions to overcome these problems were made which would be highly helpful for South America. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Screening of FMDV NSP-antibody positive animals by other tests (Ig A test) to exclude live FMDV circulation in FMDV-free zones |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |