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Improving Domestic Surveillance and Response Capacity for Brucella Species

Program activities focus on: 1) continuing to sequence human B. suis isolates from the United States in partnership with USDA/National Veterinary Services Laboratory; 2) developing, optimizing and validating a real-time PCR method to determine Brucella species and provide the technology to Laboratory Response Network sites to strengthen diagnostic capacity at reference laboratories in a safe and secure manner; 3) supporting state and local laboratories through laboratory confirmation and testing environmental samples and food matrices for Brucella; 4) providing epidemiologic support to state and local health departments to identify source of brucellosis cases; 5) collaborating with NIOSH, USDA, and OSHA to develop guidelines for prevention on Brucella spp. transmission to slaughterhouse inspectors and workers; and 6) expanding capacity to detect Brucella in clinical specimens by implementing an automated blood culture system.

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Budget

500000 USD

Status

Active
Start Date: January 1, 2018
End Date: 

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Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Todd Perry Special Coordinator, UNSCR 1540
Department of State
United States
Mr Stephen Knight Point of Contact
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States

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