The Agency supports portable diagnostic devices to enhance 'at-source' control of transboundary animal diseases

摘要

Molecular genetic testing plays a vital role in safeguarding public health - from diagnosing disease to monitoring for pathogens with pandemic potential; from detecting potential bioterrorism threats to safeguarding the food supply via crop and farm animal surveillance. Meanwhile, government agencies like the US Public Health Service and CDC, WHO and medical, emergency response and agriculture professionals are struggling to keep up with increasing demands of testing to ascertain safety and security.