In the first week of July 2018, Al Nisbet (Moredun Research Institute) attended the European Congress of Entomology, Naples, where he was invited to speak in the session, "Dermanyssus gallinae: an endless threat to the industry and human health". Al…
Mar Siles is Director of the Research Institute in Salamanca and also a partner in www.paragoneh2020.eu Her Biobanking expertise has come in handy in developing helminth vaccine strategies. Cutting-edge science with real practical benefits coming from the Ghent University team in www.paragoneh2020.eu…
A new study led by PARAGONE coordinator, Jacqui Matthews of Moredun Research Institute (Edinburgh), has shown that when UK livestock farmers procure anthelmintics, there are some important gaps in advice provision relating to reducing the spread of drug resistance. Helminths…
Dominguez, M.F., González-Miguel, J., Carmona, C., Dalton, J.P., Cwiklinski, K., Tort, J., Siles-Lucas, M. Low allelic diversity in vaccine candidates genes from different locations sustain hope for Fasciola hepatica immunization. Veterinary ParasitologyVolume 258, 15 July 2018, Pages 46-52 Read here…
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University College Dublin has recently published an article entitled “Validation of a spatial liver fluke model under field conditions in Ireland” in conjunction with Teagasc AGRIC and The Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (CVERA). This study aimed to…
On May 3rd and 4th, 2018 the Palace of the Academies (Brussels, Belgium) hosted the joint meeting of the BSPP, ISP, BAVP and EVPC entitled ‘Advances in Parasitology - Looking Back to Move Forward’. Specifically in view of the BSPP…
Subunit vaccines to control several globally-important livestock parasite infections are under varying phases stages in their development. Scientists in the EU Horizon 2020 funded project, PARAGONE, are taking the most promising prototypes and testing them in further trials, as well…
University College Dublin in conjunction with Queens University and Zoetis Inc., have recently published the article 'Antibody recognition of cathepsin L1-derived peptides in Fasciola hepatica-infected and/or vaccinated cattle and identification of protective linear B-cell epitopes'. This study reflects one of…
The Veterinary Vaccinology Network will hold its fourth conference on 18th and 19th January 2018 at the University of Stirling. Veterinary vaccines not only protect against animal health but also enhance animal welfare; aid in improving livestock production; meet growth…