News Release 9-17-2001 |
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COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE GUS R. DOUGLASS WARNS FARMERS TO REDOUBLE FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE VIGILANCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHARLESTON, WV — Tuesday’s terrorist acts should be an alert for farmers and others in the livestock industry to redouble their vigilance for infectious foreign animal diseases (FADs), according to West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. “I urge all Americans to join the world agricultural community in the fight against infectious animal diseases. Farmers should be especially vigilant for suspicious human activity around their property, and should check their animals for any symptoms of disease on a daily basis. Any suspected disease should be treated as an actual case until proven otherwise,” said Commissioner Douglass.
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