Press releases

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2 September, 2021

We are evolving to move forward together in the prevention and control of swine erysipelas

Did you know that…? Did you know that according to several studies the bacteria Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is found asymptomatically in 30-50% of apparently healthy pigs in both white and Iberian pigs1? Did you know that swine erysipelas, is one of the 200 globally distributed zoonoses recognized by the WHO2? It is a disease transmissible from pigs to humans. The swine erysipelas is...

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14 April, 2021

[Entrevista] SYVA PRIZE: Two leading figures from the CNB-CSIC for a thesis

As we explained in our press release, the directors of the thesis “Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus: pathogenesis and protection”defended by the winner of the Syva Award – Alejandro Pascual, are two great specialists in coronaviruses, heavily involved as experts and advisors to the government in the fight against the current pandemic. Although it seems it is no longer necessary...

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14 April, 2021

SYVA AWARD 2021 : the jury has chosen our winner!

It was no easy task for the Syva Award jury to determine the winner. Indeed, no less than 17 candidates submitted their theses, all of which were of excellent quality. Of course, all criteria had to be met and the highest possible score had to be achieved for each of them. After two days of deliberations, which were conducted...

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