University researchers secures funding award to develop vaccine for common pig disease
The University of Plymouth is part of a group that has been awarded £1m to develop a vaccine that could halt the development and spread of one of the more common diseases affecting the UK pig population.
It is working with The Vaccine Group and the University of Cambridge to research a bacterial infection, streptococcus suis, that can be fatal in pigs. The disease can also be transferred to humans working with them, causing meningitis, septicaemia and other symptoms.
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