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Editor, Senior Moderator
Dev Biol (Basel). 2013;135:15-22. doi: 10.1159/000171016. Epub 2013 May 14.
The Perspective of USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Management and Diagnostics in Preparing and Responding to Foreign Animal Diseases - Plans, Strategies, and Countermeasures.
D?ez JR, Styles DK.
Source
Emergency Management and Diagnostics, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United State Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD, USA.
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) is charged with monitoring, controlling, and responding to select reportable diseases and all foreign animal diseases. Emergency Management and Diagnostics (EM&D) oversees Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) preparedness and response. In order to effectively prepare for and respond to FADs, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, VS develops plans, strategies, and policies to effectively combat an intrusion. USDA APHIS VS has made significant gains in preparedness and response planning. However, much remains to be done especially in surveillance, diagnostic tools, and vaccines. There are significant needs for novel medical technologies to improve diagnostic capabilities and offer additional approaches for FAD response. Copyright ? 2013 by the International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS), Carouge-Geneva (Switzerland).
PMID:
23689880
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23689880
The Perspective of USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Management and Diagnostics in Preparing and Responding to Foreign Animal Diseases - Plans, Strategies, and Countermeasures.
D?ez JR, Styles DK.
Source
Emergency Management and Diagnostics, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United State Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD, USA.
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) is charged with monitoring, controlling, and responding to select reportable diseases and all foreign animal diseases. Emergency Management and Diagnostics (EM&D) oversees Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) preparedness and response. In order to effectively prepare for and respond to FADs, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, VS develops plans, strategies, and policies to effectively combat an intrusion. USDA APHIS VS has made significant gains in preparedness and response planning. However, much remains to be done especially in surveillance, diagnostic tools, and vaccines. There are significant needs for novel medical technologies to improve diagnostic capabilities and offer additional approaches for FAD response. Copyright ? 2013 by the International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS), Carouge-Geneva (Switzerland).
PMID:
23689880
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23689880