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Ceva launches wildlife research fund
The Ceva Wildlife Research Fund is funding the final stage of development of a chlamydia vaccine for koalas.
The first endowment fund dedicated to wildlife research.

Ceva has launched Ceva Wildlife Research Fund, a unique endowment fund to finance applied research to preserve the health of wild animals and help control the risk of zoonoses.

The global health company has pledged that the results of research supported by the fund will be visible within a maximum of three to five years.

The Ceva Wildlife Research Fund will support a number of concerns, including research into the control of diseases that occur in wildlife and tracing the origin of outbreaks. The risk of zoonotic diseases is increasing, with 75 per cent of new infectious diseases affecting humans today originating in animals - mainly wild animals.

The fund will also enable applied research to preserve biodiversity. An example of which is Ceva’s collaboration with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Brisbane, funding the final stage of development and associated testing of their chlamydia vaccine for koalas, as well as supporting additional studies to be used in the official registration process of the vaccine.

Australian authorities declared the population of East Coast koalas as a threatened species in February 2022. Their declining population may be due to the destruction of their natural habitat due to fires, increasing urbanisation, as well as chlamydia, which is having a serious impact on their reproduction and long-term survival.

President of Ceva Wildlife Research Fund Marc Prikazsky, said: "Addressing biodiversity in a holistic way is nothing new for Ceva. However, with the creation of this endowment fund, we wanted to create a separate structure to enshrine this activity. Ceva Wildlife Research Fund comes at a crucial time for research in the field. As we face an urgent need to act, we want to provide funds for innovative solutions to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, but also to contribute to the preservation of endangered species and to secure safer interactions between wild and farmed animals.”

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.