Another tool in the utility belt 🛠️

👀 Preparedness is key! So new steps are being taken by the USDA to help increase the US' ability to respond to high-consequence foreign animal diseases (FADs): the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is purchasing diagnostic test kits for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank (NAVVCB). 

     • This is the first purchase of these kits, which are used to test livestock for African Swine Fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

     • APHIS has also announced a sources-sought notice to gather additional information from interested diagnostics manufacturers and developers on their ability to supply test kits or devices for FMD, ASF and Classical Swine Fever (CSF).

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