National Veterinary Services Laboratories
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories is a U.S. federal reference and diagnostic laboratory complex that provides animal disease testing, surveillance, and scientific support for national veterinary health programs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal laboratory complex
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reference laboratory ⓘ veterinary diagnostic laboratory ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NVSL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NERFINISHED
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World Organisation for Animal Health NERFINISHED ⓘ other national and international reference laboratories ⓘ state veterinary diagnostic laboratories ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
epidemiology
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veterinary medicine ⓘ veterinary microbiology ⓘ veterinary virology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
protection of U.S. animal agriculture
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protection of public health related to animal diseases ⓘ |
| fundedBy | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | biosafety level 3 laboratory ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Ames, Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Plum Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | quality assurance for veterinary diagnostic testing within its scope ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | USDA APHIS Veterinary Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
animal disease testing
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disease surveillance ⓘ scientific support for national veterinary health programs ⓘ |
| provides |
diagnostic services for animal diseases
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reagents and reference materials for diagnostic testing ⓘ reference services for veterinary laboratories ⓘ training for veterinary diagnosticians ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
confirming outbreaks of high-consequence animal diseases
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supporting surveillance for diseases of livestock ⓘ supporting surveillance for diseases of poultry ⓘ supporting surveillance for diseases of wildlife ⓘ |
| role |
confirmatory testing for reportable animal diseases
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maintenance of reference collections of animal pathogens ⓘ national reference laboratory for animal diseases in the United States ⓘ standardization of veterinary diagnostic tests ⓘ supporting federal and state animal health programs ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
emerging and re-emerging animal diseases
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foreign animal diseases ⓘ zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | USDA national animal health surveillance programs ⓘ |
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