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Since 1954, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) has served as the nation’s premier defense against accidental or intentional introduction of transboundary animal diseases—highly transmissible diseases of livestock and other animals, including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever (ASF)—that can significantly ...
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases of livestock.
This aerial view of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), established in 1954 off the coast of New York, was taken in October, 1971. PIADC was established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a facility for research into animal pathogens.
Since 1954, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) has served as the front line of the nation’s defense against diseases that could devastate markets for livestock, meat, milk, and other animal products.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) has been protecting the nation’s agriculture against the accidental, natural, or intentional introduction of transboundary animal diseases (TADs)—including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever (ASF ...
The site there is officially called the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. It is a federal facility, the nation’s most important lab for combating infectious animal diseases.
A single detection of foot-and-mouth disease in the wild could wipe out entire herds of livestock and completely halt international agricultural trade. It’s the reason why travelers must declare...
Since 1954, USDA scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Orient Point, NY, have been helping other countries in a united front against foreign animal diseases. These efforts also help the U.S. prepare for and prevent a potential introduction of a high-consequence livestock disease.
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) serves as the nation’s premier defense against accidental or intentional introduction of transboundary animal disease. (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released) Date: Jan 25, 2021
Plum Island Animal Disease Center will soon be decommissioned, to be replaced by a new, billion-dollar facility in the middle of the country.