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Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Since October 2014 the agency consists of the Inspectorates from the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) including the Bee Inspectorate, Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Plant Variety and Seeds Group and the GM Inspectorate as well as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). The agency is responsible for animal health and welfare and the regulatory and enforcement aspects of plant health and bee health.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
Work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics: the influence of geographic origin and management systems on resistance gene flows within humans, animals and the environment
- Development of harmonised schemes for monitoring and reporting of Echinococcus, Trichinella, Cysticercus and Sarcocystis in animals and foodstuffs in the EU (EFSA/Zoonoses/2007/01)
- Epidemiological models for control of arboviral disease for Europe
- Epidemiology and control of rabies infections (National and OIE Reference Laboratory (Office International des Epizooties - World Organisation for Animal Health))
- Establishing Next Generation Sequencing Ability for Genomic Analysis in Europe
- GOAT-TSE-FREE
- Improving phenotypic testing of AMR by development of rapid and sensitive screening assays for emerging resistances and setting missing ECOFFs (Epidemiologic cutoff values)
- Integrative modelling approaches for source attribution and health impact assessment of antimicrobial resistance
- One health - surveillance initiative on harmonization of data collection and interpretation
- Promoting One Health in Europe through joint actions on foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging microbiological hazards
- Risk potential determination of Salmonella Paratyphi B dT+ strains for animals and humans
- Test for the potential presence of scrapie PrPSc and any associated infectivity in naturally exposed and/or experimentally challenged ARR/ARR sheep using biochemical and transgenic techniques
- The role of commensal microflora of animals in the transmission of extended spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBLs)
- Transmission of unclassified scrapie survey samples to conventional and transgenic mice
Contact
Animal and Plant Health Agency
(APHA)
Woodham Lane
KT15 3NB Addlestone
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1932 357641
Fax: +44 (0) 1932 357701
Email: enquiries(@)apha.gsi.gov.uk