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Risk Identification

Last Modified: March 06, 2024

We analyze present, future, and emerging threats to animal health to estimate the likelihood of a damaging event and to determine potential pathways of introduction and spread. Using data and information from multiple sources, we provide epidemiologic assessments of animal health issues.

Animal Health Notices

African swine fever is a deadly disease of pigs that would devastate U.S. livestock producers, their communities, and the economy if it were found here.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is a highly contagious, fatal disease that can infect rabbits and hares.

Risk Identification

Animal Health Notices

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