Louping-ill in sheep and grouse: crowdfunding a vaccine

Tick-borne virus Louping-ill has been spreading across Scotland since a vaccine was withdrawn. The disease is fatal to sheep and red grouse, though it can also infect and by carried by cattle, horses, dogs, and humans. Now, the Moredun Research Institute and industry partner Kernfarm has developed a new-generation vaccine - and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring it to manufacture and production. Beth Wells from the Moredun joins Anna to discuss both the crowdfunder work and the vaccine. Donate to the Moredun's Louping Ill vaccine crowdfunder here (https://moredun.org.uk/donate-louping...) . Beth and Anna mentioned BBC Scotland's episode of Landward featuring Moredun's research on Louping Ill - find it here (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...) . See news on the Scottish Government's £100,000 match-funding pledge for a Louping-ill vaccine here (https://moredun.org.uk/news/research/...) , with a call for industry backing. Other bodies and organisations involved in developing the Louping-ill vaccine include: Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) (https://www.scottishlandandestates.co...) , National Sheep Association (https://nationalsheep.org.uk/) , Dartmoor Hill Farm Project (https://www.dartmoorhillfarmproject.c...) , Sheep Veterinary Society (https://sheepvetsoc.org.uk/) , Sandhill Vets (https://www.sandhillvet.co.uk/) and The Moredun Foundation (https://moredun.org.uk/foundation) .