National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
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The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a state-of-the-art U.S. federal laboratory designed to research, diagnose, and develop countermeasures for high-consequence animal and zoonotic diseases that threaten agriculture and public health.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biocontainment laboratory
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biosafety level 4 laboratory ⓘ federal research facility ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance U.S. preparedness for animal disease outbreaks
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support rapid response to zoonotic disease threats ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel |
BSL-2
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BSL-3 ⓘ BSL-4 ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
U.S. academic institutions
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international animal health organizations ⓘ state animal health laboratories ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
aerosol pathogen studies
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research on large livestock ⓘ |
| field |
biosurveillance
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epidemiology ⓘ immunology ⓘ veterinary medicine ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emerging infectious diseases
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foreign animal diseases ⓘ livestock diseases ⓘ transboundary animal diseases ⓘ zoonotic pathogens ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced biocontainment systems
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large animal BSL-4 capability ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
diagnostic test development
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surge capacity for outbreak response ⓘ training for high-containment research ⓘ vaccine development support ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kansas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Manhattan, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Department of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. national biodefense infrastructure ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of medical countermeasures
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diagnostics development ⓘ protection of U.S. agriculture ⓘ protection of public health ⓘ research of high-consequence animal diseases ⓘ research of zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| replaces | Plum Island Animal Disease Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high-containment ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. congressional appropriations
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federal environmental impact statements ⓘ |
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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