Pathologists Win Gold Medal At Chelsea Flower Show, UK

Main Category: Tropical Diseases
Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Article Date: 21 May 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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The Royal College of Pathologists and the Health Protection Agency have won a highly prestigious Gold Medal at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. The joint exhibition explores the possibility that climate change may increase the risk of malaria returning to the UK. Visitors are able to find out which species of mosquito transmit malaria, the plants used in the prevention and treatment of malaria, and how pathologists diagnose and treat the disease. Live mosquitoes add a buzz to the stand and each day there is an opportunity to talk to pathologists about their work on infectious diseases.

Professor Adrian Newland, President of The Royal College of Pathologists, said, "We are delighted to have been awarded an RHS Gold medal. This display is part of our mission to improve the public understanding of the crucial work of pathologists. Pathologists are vital to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases".

- The Royal College of Pathologists won a gold medal at last year's Chelsea Flower Show.

- National Pathology Week: Monday 3 November-Sunday 9 November 2008 will feature a range of events across the UK.

- The Health Protection Agency is an independent organisation that protects the UK public health. The Agency's Malaria Reference Laboratory carries out surveillance of all imported malaria cases and develops national prevention policy.

- Pathology is a varied specialty which includes: clinical biochemistry, forensic pathology, genetics, haematology, histopathology, immunology, microbiology, toxicology, transfusion medicine, veterinary pathology and virology.

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