Recent World Animal Health Organization (OIE) reports on Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Asia, Europe and Canada suggest that there is a nonzero probability that anoutbreak may occur anywhere in the world, including the US. To help evaluate possible policy in the face of such an event, this...

Foreign animal disease can cause serious damage to the United States (US) agriculturalsector and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), in particular, poses a serious threat. FMDcauses death and reduced fecundity in infected animals, as well as significant economicconsequences. FMD damages can likely be...