Plum Island Animal Disease Center NY
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Description: The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located off the northeastern tip of Long Island, New York, is a high-security federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases that could potentially threaten U.S. livestock and agriculture. Established in 1954, the center operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. PIADC's primary mission is to conduct research, diagnostics, and training to protect the nation's food supply and agricultural economy from devastating animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever, and other transboundary animal diseases. The facility's isolated location on Plum Island provides a secure environment to study these highly contagious pathogens without risking their spread to the mainland.