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Biosecurity is one of our nation's premier concerns since September 11, 2001. This concern not only includes defending the nation from direct attacks to people, but also from: 1) attacks that attempt to disrupt America's ability to feed itself and the world, and 2) unintentional events that could have the same devastating effects. A single plant or animal disease outbreak not brought quickly into check could drastically affect our ability to keep our animals and plants healthy. Furthermore, an outbreak even on a very limited scale could undermine consumer confidence in the food supply if it is mishandled. CSREES and its land-grant university partners play a major role in helping to monitor and prevent such outbreaks.
CSREES is working with its partner institutions to continue research on understanding disease transmission and early detection; accurate and speedy diagnosis of plant and animal diseases by laboratories; and extension efforts that provide producers with information on disease prevention and control, as well as keeping consumers properly informed in the event of a perceived or actual national crisis.
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Last Updated: January 7, 2009
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