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Article: Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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- Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, andSecurity
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located on a 180-acre site off the northeastern tip of Long Island, New York, is part of the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to protect the United States food supply. PIADC works to protect U.S. consumers and safeguard the integrity of U.S. animal product exports against biologic agents introduced accidentally or deliberately introduced by terrorists.
PIADC scientists protect American livestock by developing methods to identify and isolate foreign animal diseases. PIADC scientists have developed testing, containment, and treatment protocols for a range of foreign animal diseases including ...