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Animal Health at the Crossroads : Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing Animal Diseases

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The confirmed case of "mad cow" disease (BSE) in June 2005 illustrates the economic impact of disease outbreaks, as additional countries closed their markets to U.S. beef and beef products. Emerging diseases also threaten public health-11 out of 12 of the major global disease outbreaks over the last decade were from zoonotic agents (that spread from animals to humans). Animal Health at the Crossroads: Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing Animal Diseases finds that, in general, the U.S. animal health framework has been slow to take advantage of state-of-the-art technologies being used now to protect public health; better diagnostic tests for identifying all animal diseases should be made a priority.

The report also recommends that the nation establish a high-level, authoritative, and accountable coordinating mechanism to engage and enhance partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies, and the private sector. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 State and Quality of the Current System3 Assessment of Current Framework: Case Studies4 Gaps in the Animal Health Framework5 Recommendations for Strengthening the Animal Health FrameworkReferencesAppendix A Acronyms and AbbreviationsB Glossary of TermsC Existing Federal System for Addressing Animal Diseases, WhitePaper by Nga TranD Animal Diseases and Their VectorsE Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

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National Academies Press
0309092590 / 9780309092593
Paperback / softback
17/12/2005
United States
English
286 pages
152 x 229 mm
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