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Proposed Framework for Advancing Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Emerging Zoonotic Diseases through the American Rescue Plan

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Animal Welfare Institute filed 2 comments on this docket between Oct 4, 2021 and Oct 12, 2021. 20 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1754d ago.

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Oct 12, 2021· Comment from Animal Welfare Institute· APHIS-2021-0061-0045

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Oct 4, 2021· Comment from Animal Welfare Institute· APHIS-2021-0061-0015

See the attached file for comments on behalf of the Animal Welfare Institute Farm Animal Program.

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Abstract

On March 11, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also known as one of the COVID-19 stimulus bills. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is dedicating $300 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases in susceptible animals and build an early warning system to alert public health partners to potential threats so they can take steps sooner to prevent or limit the next global pandemic. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the lead agency responsible for implementing the early warning system and is inviting public comment on a strategic framework that outlines how the Agency will focus its efforts to prevent, detect, investigate and respond to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as other emerging and zoonotic diseases that could pose a threat to both people and animals. APHIS' Strategic Framework uses the One Health approach, which embraces the idea that complex problems that affect the health of humans, animals, and the environment are best solved through improved communication, cooperation, and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. APHIS' immediate focus will be on expanding surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to a wider range of animal species (including domestic species and wild animals), increasing diagnostic testing capability and capacity and conducting multisectoral investigations of new animal detections and exposures. APHIS is accepting comments on the Strategic Framework and hosting a series of webinars to provide additional information. (For more information about the webinars, go to https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/arp-strategic-framework/webinars.) APHIS will review all written comments, incorporate feedback as appropriate and share the final framework, which will serve as our roadmap for implementation. Comments on the Strategic Framework will be accepted until the end of October 8, 2021. If you wish to view the Strategic Framework and submit a comment, click on the “Browse & Comment on Documents” link.

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