Podcasts by The IGH Podcast

Episode 11: Avian Malaria in UK Zoos from 2019-09-16T04:21

Malaria is a disease usually associated with the tropics. However, avian malaria, caused by similar parasites, is distributed worldwide with the exception of Antarctica.

Avian malaria is ...

Episode 10: Acute Encephalitis - Searching for diagnostic markers from 2019-09-16T04:15:56

Acute encephalitis describes a rapidly developing inflammation of the brain and, as you can imagine, is a neurological emergency. Not only is it a life-threatening dise...

Episode 9: The HORN Project from 2019-09-16T04:15:36

We’ve spoken in previous episodes about zoonotic diseases such as Leptospirosis and Echinococcus. The term zoonosis, which describes diseases that can affect both animals and people, w...

Episode 8: Echinococcus granulosus and the HyData Project from 2019-08-05T04:46:05

Parasites come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them can live in their host without causing symptoms whilst others cause debilitating and sometimes fata...

Episode 7: Discovering Measures to Prevent Dog Bites from 2019-08-05T04:44:47

Dogs are currently the most popular pet in the UK forming 26% of the pet population. Pet ownership has been associated with health benefits such a reduced blood pressur...

Episode 6: Understanding changes in lungworm epidemiology and predicting outbreaks from 2019-08-05T04:44:17

The bovine lungworm, or Dictyocaulus viviparus, inhabits the lungs of cattle causing a disease known as husk. The symptoms include coughing and an increased breathing rat...

Episode 5: Finding Vaccine Targets for Leptospirosis from 2019-06-28T07:41

Leptospirosis is an important disease worldwide. Not only does it affect seven to ten million people annually, it also infects animals causing economic and personal los...

Episode 3: Monitoring Antimicrobial Use in Companion Animals from 2019-06-28T07:40:37

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major challenges facing us today. Not only does it have implications for human medicine and disease control but how and when we decide to use ant...

Episode 15: Lameness in Beef Cattle from 2019-06-28T07:40:16

Lameness in dairy cattle is a well known issue with plenty of research exploring the effects on animal health and welfare, as well as the economic impact for farmers. However, lameness...

Episode 2: Monitoring Disease in Wild Rodents from 2019-05-29T05:18:24

The brown rat doesn’t have a good reputation in our culture. This episode probably won’t do much to help their cause and shed the popular perception of the rat as a disease-carrying pe...

Episode 12: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention from 2019-05-29T05:13:10

“By 2040, our vision is of a world in which antimicrobial resistance is effectively contained and controlled...” So says the British Government. That sounds great but veiled beneath the vision i...

Episode 1: Salmonella and Eggs - What can we eat? from 2019-05-22T05:07

Salmonella is perhaps one of the best known bacteria around. There are more than 2,500 strains of Salmonella bacteria. They live in the guts of many different animals, wild and domesti...

Episode 4: Pet Rats and Farm Rats - Why are they viewed differently? from 2019-04-26T05:34

Infectious diseases have affected more than just how people have died over the centuries. They have contributed to the development of our culture, language and behaviours. This is espe...

Episode 13: Tuberculosis in the UK from 2019-04-26T05:28

In modern Britain tuberculosis, often shortened to TB, is more associated with infection in cattle than people. You would be forgiven for thinking that TB is no a concern in the age of widesprea...

Episode 14: Rotavirus - Studying the Effects of Vaccination from 2019-04-25T14:00

Rotavirus is a highly infectious disease that usually affects babies and young children. Globally, it is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea among infants. In fact, the virus is so u...