While there are no reported cases in the United States, a domestic ASF outbreak would terminate the ability of the U.S. FADDL also provides training to state, federal, and foreign officials in the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of foreign animal diseases through the FADD school.ĪSF virus is a highly transmissible hemorrhagic disease resulting in up to 100% mortality in swine that has spread rapidly through Asia, parts of Europe, and Africa. FADDL maintains the North American Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Vaccine Bank at PIADC (personnel working in the vaccine bank are responsible for performing safety and potency testing of new antigen lots of FMD vaccine, and periodically testing the quality of stored antigen). The Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) operated by USDA APHIS is an internationally recognized facility devoted to diagnosing foreign animal diseases. DHS is responsible for operation of the laboratory.

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at Plum Island to research and develop new vaccines and diagnostic tests to respond to and control transboundary animal disease outbreaks.

PIADC provides a safe, secure, and compliant environment to execute mission-specific objectives.ĭHS’s Transboundary Animal Disease Countermeasure Branch works in partnership with the U.S. With ONL’s stewardship, PIADC provides oversight, technical expertise, coordination, and facilitation for DHS S&T agricultural defense countermeasure programs with other agencies.

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