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WBVR tests foxes positive for bird flu (H5N1)
May 28, 2021 - News - Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has diagnosed bird flu in two foxes from the province of Groningen in the Netherlands and characterized the... -
Training bees to smell the coronavirus
May 3, 2021 - News - Start-up InsectSense and Wageningen Bioveterinary Research have trained bees to extend their tongues when they smell the coronavirus. The coronavirus,... -
New molecular insights into the biology of bunyaviruses
April 1, 2021 - News - A study by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) uncovered the genome content of individual newly formed bunyavirus particles. Despite the majority... -
Being prepared for new pandemics with ERRAZE@WUR
March 10, 2021 - News - COVID-19 has had the world in its grip for more than a year. What lessons can we learn from the current pandemic? How can we better prepare for future... -
Laser deters wild waterfowl from free-range area of poultry farm in fight against avian influenza
March 8, 2021 - News - Visits from wild waterfowl, which are a potential source of avian influenza, to the free-range area of a poultry farm can be almost completely... -
Never again do we want to be caught off-guard by a virus
March 4, 2021 - News - The 103rd Dies Natalis is to take place on 9 March. Online, this time, due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. Wageningen University & Research is... -
Early diagnosis of rhinopneumonia can prevent outbreaks
March 3, 2021 - News - The international equestrian federation FEI reported an outbreak of the rhinopneumonia virus at a competition in the Spanish city of Valencia last... -
Within-farm transmission of bluetongue virus in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands
February 24, 2021 - News - In 2006 and 2007, sheep and cattle farms in the Netherlands were hit by an epidemic of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8). To gain insight into the... -
Four considerations in the discussion whether to vaccinate against bird flu
February 8, 2021 - News - Every year, bird flu is transmitted to poultry farms in the Netherlands and elsewhere. And every time, the question arises: should we or... -
New vaccine against Rift Valley fever is safe and effective in pregnant sheep
January 27, 2021 - News - A study by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), in collaboration with BunyaVax and Ceva Animal Health, shows that a new live-attenuated candidate...