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APHIS buys first ASF, FMD diagnostic tests under new surveillance funding

02/15/23 6:10 AM By Jacqui Fatka
KEYWORDS African swine fever Allison Rivera APHIS ASF Center for Veterinary Biologics FMD FMD outbreak Foot and Mouth Disease National Animal Disease Preparedness Program NCBA Tetracore
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service made its first purchases of diagnostic tests to test livestock for African swine fever (ASF) and foot and mouth disease (FMD). The purchases were made possible through funding in the 2018 farm bill establishing the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank.
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Jacqui Fatka
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