Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a high-security U.S. federal research facility dedicated to studying and diagnosing foreign animal diseases that threaten livestock and agriculture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plum Island Animal Disease Center canonical | 1 |
| Plum Island Center | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal facility
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biosafety laboratory ⓘ research facility ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | restricted access ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer | federal scientists and veterinarians ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal disease research
ⓘ
biosafety ⓘ epidemiology ⓘ veterinary medicine ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| hasBiosafetyLevel |
BSL-3
ⓘ
BSL-3-Ag ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
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Northeastern United States ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Plum Island, New York
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surface form:
Plum Island
|
| locatedOnAnIsland | true ⓘ |
| location | Plum Island, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in U.S. preparedness for animal disease emergencies
ⓘ
work on foot-and-mouth disease virus ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
U.S. agricultural defense system
ⓘ
U.S. biosecurity infrastructure ⓘ |
| plannedSuccessorFacility | National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility ⓘ |
| purpose |
diagnosis of foreign animal diseases
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protection of U.S. agriculture ⓘ protection of U.S. livestock ⓘ research on foreign animal diseases ⓘ |
| reasonForIslandLocation | containment of contagious animal pathogens ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
countermeasures against foreign animal diseases
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development of diagnostics for livestock diseases ⓘ early detection of animal disease outbreaks ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high-security ⓘ |
| significantEvent | transfer of operational control from USDA to DHS in 2003 ⓘ |
| studies |
African swine fever
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classical swine fever ⓘ foot-and-mouth disease ⓘ foreign animal diseases ⓘ high-consequence livestock diseases ⓘ other transboundary animal diseases ⓘ vesicular stomatitis ⓘ |
| successorFacilityLocation | Manhattan, Kansas ⓘ |
| transportRestriction | no livestock allowed on or off without authorization ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Plum Island Center