Fight against Zoonic diseases

Today the Government has announced a £200 million investment in the UK’s fight against zoonotic diseases, as the UK continues to lead the way in protecting animal health and boost our reliance to future pandemics.

The UK is a world leader when it comes to science and biosecurity, but the outbreak of COVID-19, a zoonotic disease, has reiterated the importance of boosting our resilience to help prevent future pandemics.

That is why the Government are investing £200 million, boosting the UK’s fight against zoonotic diseases, revamping the Animal and Plant Health Agency scientific laboratories at Weybridge and providing scientists with the resources and funding they need to continue their world-leading research into existing threats but also future risks to safeguard animal health and the wider public.

This will help lessons to be learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic and arm UK scientists with the resources and skills they need to ensure that we are at the forefront of defence against future pandemics.

For more information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/200-million-investment-to-fight-zoonotic-diseases