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Mayer, Richard |
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Submitted to: United States Animal Health Association Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 10/29/2003 Publication Date: 10/10/2003 Citation: Mayer, R.T. 2003. An update on the Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory, Laramie, Wyoming". United States Animal Health Association Proceedings. Dallas, TX. Interpretive Summary: The Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory (ABADRL) is located in Laramie, Wyoming. Its mission is to define host - vector - pathogen interactions, develop new diagnostic tools, develop effective disease control and management strategies (vaccines, vector control, etc.), and to transfer information and technology to the livestock industry, and action and regulatory agencies. The impacts are the reduction of livestock losses due to arthropod-borne diseases, early detection and diagnostic procedures, healthier wildlife, reduced incidence of arthropod-borne diseases in humans, higher profits for livestock producers, lower prices for consumers, and increased number of markets for livestock products. There is a staff of about 29 at the ABADRL. The BSL-3 facilities at the ABADRL are currently decommissioned as a result of security requirements and a flood (containment was never broken). These buildings are slated for security upgrades ($392,000) and repairs ($540,000) in 2003. An additional $200,000 will be spent in FY 2004 for security upgrades in the BSL-2 laboratories. The diseases currently studied at the ABADRL are bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease, vesicular stomatitis and West Nile. A new research initiative (not funded) in cooperation with the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory will look at the possible involvement of insect/arthropod transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), chronic wasting disease (CWD) and scrapie. Technical Abstract: The Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory (ABADRL) is located in Laramie, Wyoming. Its mission is to define host - vector - pathogen interactions, develop new diagnostic tools, develop effective disease control and management strategies (vaccines, vector control, etc.), and to transfer information and technology to the livestock industry, and action and regulatory agencies. The impacts are the reduction of livestock losses due to arthropod-borne diseases, early detection and diagnostic procedures, healthier wildlife, reduced incidence of arthropod-borne diseases in humans, higher profits for livestock producers, lower prices for consumers, and increased number of markets for livestock products. There is a staff of about 29 at the ABADRL. The BSL-3 facilities at the ABADRL are currently decommissioned as a result of security requirements and a flood (containment was never broken). These buildings are slated for security upgrades ($392,000) and repairs ($540,000) in 2003. An additional $200,000 will be spent in FY 2004 for security upgrades in the BSL-2 laboratories. The diseases currently studied at the ABADRL are bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease, vesicular stomatitis and West Nile. A new research initiative (not funded) in cooperation with the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory will look at the possible involvement of insect/arthropod transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), chronic wasting disease (CWD) and scrapie. |
