APHIS Press Releases for February 2002

BSE Risk Assessment	Administration Continues to Strengthen BSE Protection Systems
Levings Appointment	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Selects Director of National Veterinary Sevices Laboratories
NPIP Amended	USDA Announces Changes to National Poultry Improvement Plan
ALB Eradication	USDA to Continue Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Efforts
New Treatment Announced	USDA Announces New Treatment Option for Movement of Equipment From Golden Nematode-Infected Areas
Regulations Amemded	USDA Amends Black Stem Rust Quarantine Regulations
Japan Reopens Market	Japan Reopens Market To U.S. Poultry
Statement on NAS Report	Statement on NAS Report
Sudden Oak Death Meetings	USDA Announces Sudden Oak Death Public Meetings
Counties Quarantined	USDA Quarantines Counties In California And Oregon For Sudden Oak Death
Valentine's Day Flowers	USDA Keeps Valentine's Day Flowers Bug Free
Chronic Wasting Disease	USDA Requests Public Comment on Indemnity for Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervids
Comments on Boll Worm	USDA Seeks Comments on Genetically Engineered Pink Boll Worm

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California
Larry Hawkins
Public Affairs Specialist
(Sacramento)
Phone: (916) 857-6243
Fax: (916) 857-6269 Colorado
Teresa Howes
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7410
Fax: (970) 494-7455

Florida
Nolan Lemon
Public Affairs Specialist
(Gainesville)
Phone: (352) 332-1893
Fax: (352) 331-0868

Tyrone Kemp
Citrus Canker Program
Public Affairs Specialist
(Plantation)
Phone: (954) 327-7826
Fax: (954) 797-6902
West Virginia
Charlene Lewis
Rabies Program
Public Affairs Specialist
Phone: (304) 548-5886
Fax: (304) 548-5887