Animal-health Facility In Germany Leads The Way For Europe

摘要

Your News story 'Britain hits a hurdle in replacing key animal-pathogen facility' (Nature 457,769; 2009) describes the problems faced by the Institute for Animal Health in Pirbright. It is deplorable that this world-class institute is uncertain of being able to develop a key animal-pathogen facility and other adequate infrastructure.rnIn contrast, Germany's federal ministry of food, agriculture and consumer protection is investing nearly €300 million (US$395 million) to create a state-of-the-art facility for infectious-disease research at our institute on the Isle of Riems in the Baltic Sea.