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Niall MacHugh
Originally posted on ILRI news:
In sadness, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) reports that Niall MacHugh, a long-term former scientist at ILRI and its predecessor, the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), died 21 Mar 2017. Niall MacHugh was quiet about all his accomplishments. He was an expert in invisible, hard, life…
Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Cattle / East Africa / ECF / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Uncategorized / Vaccines
Can we remix the East Coast fever Muguga cocktail?
The recent meeting of the East Coast fever consortium, which brings together experts in immunology, parasitology and genomics from three continents (ILRI, Edinburgh, Antwerp, IGS, as well as the organization that produces the infection and treatment method (ITM) vaccine, provided a venue to discuss a way forward. Continue reading
Africa / AHH / Animal Diseases / Cattle / East Africa / ECF / ILRI / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Uncategorized / Vaccines
A centre for development of monoclonal antibodies for use in ruminant research
The WSU monoclonal antibody (mAb) center was established in 1982 with a focus on developing mAb reagents for use in research. It became a formal service center of the Washington State University and CVM in 2012. Continue reading
Reverse vaccinology identifies candidates for an improved vaccine against cattle pneumonia in Africa
Originally posted on ILRI news:
Untitled artwork by Cuban artist Alfredo Sosabravo. ‘Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) is the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a devastating respiratory disease mainly affecting cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. The current vaccines are based on live-attenuated Mmm strains and present problems with temperature stability, duration of immunity and adverse…
