Function
It mostly investigates viruses carried by animals, of which rabies is a well-known type, although not in farm animals. Anthrax is a bacterium. Understanding of viruses comes from molecular biology.
It carries out surveillance activities on general animal health and disease movement in the UK.
Read more about this topic: Institute For Animal Health
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