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Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?

Posted on October 13, 2016

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases transmittable to humans to be introduced with them. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 60% of infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals. The elevated risk of infectious […]

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