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National Animal Health Laboratory Network Receives USDA Funding

 02/15/2022

In accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network has receive funding for enhancement projects. Awards since 2019 include:

  • $4.4 million to detect and diagnose high-consequence animal diseases
  • $4.3 million for projects supporting evaluation of field diagnostic tests for high consequence animal diseases
  • $5.1 million for projects enhancing test methods for high consequence animal diseases and emergency preparedness including data management and disease simulation exercises
  • $5 million for various projects improving the diagnostic capability and capacity of laboratories in the National Animal Health Network

 

The ability of state, university and regional diagnostic laboratories to rapidly diagnose exotic diseases including avian influenza is attributed to funding from the USDA. Both PCR and Whole genome sequencing are now common procedures conducted by animal health diagnostic laboratories.