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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The federal government needs to do more to protect Americans from dangerous animal diseases, an Iowa State University expert told a Senate subcommittee.
James Roth, director of Iowa State's Center for Food Security and Public Health told Congress on Wednesday that vaccines should be stockpiled and high-security labs should be built to give scientists a place to work, The Des Moines Register reported from its Washington bureau.
"U.S. agriculture is highly vulnerable to the accidental or intentional introduction of foreign and emerging animal diseases," Roth said.
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