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VLA news stories 2006/2007

December 2007
12 Dec The National Centre for Zoonosis Research (NCZR) has been officially opened today.
November 2007
12 Nov Avian Influenza H5 confirmed on Suffolk/Norfolk border.
September 2007
27 Sept VLA and QIAGEN are presented with the Industry Excellence Award for the Outstanding Licensing Deal of the Year.
27 Sept VLA is presented with the British Veterinary Association Best Veterinary Laboratory Award at the Animal Pharm Awards 2007.
August 2007
16 Aug VLA confirms strain of bat rabies in Shropshire
10 Aug VLA is part of Interlab Forum which has just launched its new website
July 2007
30 Jul VLA receives funding as part of a BBSRC £11.5 million endemic disease research programme
18 Jul Final results of a study into bat rabies (European bat lyssavirus) in England 2004-2006
12 Jul First overarching report on antimicrobial usage and bacterial resistance published
June 2007
8 Jun Test results positive for low pathogenic H7 avian influenza near St Helens, Lancashire
May 2007
25 May Update on investigation into avian influenza outbreak in North Wales
24 May Avian influenza (bird flu) confirmed in Wales
10 May Update on atypical scrapie found in a sheep flock considered to be TSE free
March 2007
9 Mar 2005 case of H-type BSE in a cow
9 Mar Final H5N1 restrictions lifted
1 Mar Update on avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk
February 2007
16 Feb Defra updates avian influenza disease control measures
16 Feb Avian influenza reports published
13 Feb Final confirmation of Avian flu virus strain
12 Feb Avian influenza outbreak update
8 Feb Avian influenza outbreak update
5 Feb Miliband makes statement on avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk; cull complete
3 Feb Additional restrictions imposed following confirmation of Highly Pathogenic H5N1
3 Feb H5N1 in poultry in Suffolk confirmed as Asian strain of avian influenza
3 Feb H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in poultry
2 Feb Avian influenza test result on poultry
2006
14 Nov Atypical scrapie found in sheep flock considered to be TSE-free
13 Oct Poultry disease confirmed in East Lothian
10 Oct Confirmed case of bat rabies in Oxfordshire
2 Oct Qiagen and VLA enter into agreement in veterinary testing
26 Jul Preliminary results available for a study into bat rabies in England
16 Jun VLA Annual Report and Accounts 2005/06 published (19kb pdf)
13 Jun VLA to play a major role in Epizone (18kb pdf)
23 May VLA is part of a consortium led by the Central Science Laboratory which is developing a single test for more than 600 viruses
22 Feb VLA is a partner in the newly established National Centre for Zoonosis Research at Liverpool University