APHIS is using emergency funds to combat detections in areas of Panama and other areas that are critical to preventing the pest from spreading back into North America.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack approves the transfer of $213.3 million from the Commodity Credit Corp. to APHIS to directly support emergency response efforts domestically and internationally to protect livestock industries and producers.
The 'USDA-APHIS A Dialogue and Digest' education program will provide attendees an opportunity to hear directly from APHIS headquarters and field staff, who will cover a wide range of topics.
USDA’s APHIS will place five scientists in labs in each of the five National Animal Health Laboratory Network
regions to enhance the capabilities and capacities of NAHLN.
These actions follow APHIS' imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru.