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Foreign Animal Disease Surveillance Increased
[Source: USDA/APHIS]
September 11, 2001
As a result of today's terrorist activities against the United States and the potential for additional intentional acts which may impact national security, Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) surveillance will be increased nationwide. No potential FAD cases should be disregarded. Potential hoaxes should be treated as real incursions of FADs until proven otherwise. Specific attention should be directed at livestock and poultry concentration points.
Investigators and laboratory personnel should implement an appropriate level of personal protection when examining animals, carcasses and submitted samples until potentially zoonotic diseases can be ruled out.
This need for increased surveillance and reporting should be communicated to all facilities and personnel of the national animal disease monitoring network. Early detection remains the key to minimizing the impact of such
a disease introduction.
If you have any questions, please contact the USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Emergency Programs staff at 301-734-8073, 800-940-6524, or EMOC@USDA.GOV.
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