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Antibiotic resistance in livestock animals is stabilizing
November 22, 2023 - News - As the sales of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products in the Netherlands declined over the years since 2009, so did the antimicrobial resistance... -
New variant bird flu virus in Renswoude
November 16, 2023 - News - The bird flu virus that struck the laying farm in Renswoude (The Netherlands) is a new variant of the bird flu virus. The virus is related to the... -
Nature-inclusive farming requires different approach to one health
November 3, 2023 - News - “Nature-inclusive farming increases the risk of potentially zoonotic diseases,” warns researcher Ad Koets of Wageningen Bioveterinary... -
Genetic analysis: Dutch bluetongue virus type is unique
October 23, 2023 - News - The bluetongue virus is rapidly spreading in the Netherlands. With the use of new techniques, including Whole Genome Sequencing, it quickly became... -
Exact source of Dutch bluetongue outbreak remains uncertain
October 23, 2023 - News - Research indicates that the four locations where the first symptoms of bluetongue were observed, were probably also the first infections in the... -
'We have to keep a close watch on zoonoses'
October 19, 2023 - News - “The increase in the extent of zoonoses continues over a longer period of time,” observes Wim van der Poel, research leader 'Emerging and... -
WBVR awarded with 25 million CEPI grant for Rift Valley fever vaccine research
October 10, 2023 - News - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is expanding its partnership with Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of... -
Fact sheet lists available diagnostics ASF and KVP
October 9, 2023 - News - NVWA has published a practical factsheet that provides insight into early warning diagnostics available for animal diseases in pigs, such as African... -
First chickens in test phase vaccinated against bird flu virus
September 18, 2023 - Press release - The first jab was given: 1800 day-old chicks received a vaccination against highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. Never before have chickens in the... -
European Reference Laboratory confirms bluetongue virus serotype 3
September 15, 2023 - News - The bluetongue virus found on Dutch sheep farms was characterised by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University &...