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The zoonoses and the zoonosis and the zoonoses and the zoonoses over the zoonosis under the zoonoses.
About the FAZD Center
Founded in April 2004 as a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the FAZD Center develops products to defend the United States from the introduction of high-consequence zoonotic diseases.

The FAZD Center focuses on zoonotic diseases that pose catastrophic risks to human health, livestock health and the national agricultural economy, which provides about 13 percent of all U.S. jobs.

Zoonotic diseases infect both humans and animals, and are transmissible between them. At least 60 percent of all human pathogens are zoonotic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And 75 percent of emerging, infectious human diseases began as infectious animal diseases.

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FAZD Center scientists and educators conduct cutting-edge research across three major themes
Biological Systems
Vaccines, anti-virals, detection/diagnostic tests, and universal platforms that satisfy Department of Homeland Security goals of detection, diagnosis, prevention and recovery

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Information Analysis Systems
Computer models and epidemiologic/ economic analyses designed to enhance decision-making at multiple levels of scale for decision makers during disease outbreaks.

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Education and Outreach Systems
Graduate-level curricula, early responder training programs and stakeholder outreach programs designed to provide the next generation of science power.

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Quick Facts about Key FAZDs
The FAZD Center focuses on three primary animal diseases, each of which poses significant risks to public health or the national economy:
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