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Welcome to the Animal Parasitic Disease Laboratory's Homepage |
The mission of the Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory is to reduce the economic cost of parasitism in livestock and poultry and to reduce the risk of transmission of parasite zoonoses to humans. Emphasis is placed on developing integrated control programs for important parasitic diseases. Research includes basic and applied studies on:
- Mechanisms of parasite transmission, the infection process, parasite development and host-parasite interactions
- The development of novel methods for parasite control, such as parasite vaccines and non-chemical anti-parasitics
- The diagnosis and control of livestock parasites transmissible to humans.
Click on the name of a disease for more information.
Dr. Dante Zarlenga, (Acting) Research Leader
Building 1040, Room 103 Beltsville Agricultural Research Center United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service 10300 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350
(301) 504-8300 Office
(301) 504-6273 Fax
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Last Modified: 05/30/2007
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