mission and products
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Missionand Products
The FAZD Center develops products
to defend the United States from
high-consequence zoonotic diseases.
Founded in April 2004 as a DHS
Center of Excellence, the FAZD
Center leverages the resources of:
8 major universities.
10 Minority Serving Institutions.
5 National Laboratories.
Zoonotic diseases are
transmissible between humans
and animals.
At least 60 percent of all
human pathogens are zoonotic.
About 75 percent of all
emerging and contagious
human diseases started as
animal diseases.
Humans
Animals
Some of these zoonotic
diseases pose catastrophic
risks to the nation’s public
health as well as to its $1
trillion agriculture economy.
These high-consequence
zoonotic diseases may be
introduced to the U.S.
naturally or accidently.
Some may be used as
weapons against the U.S.
The FAZD Center develops
Biological Systems to satisfy
the nation’s needs for
detection, diagnosis,
prevention and recovery:
• Vaccines & anti-virals.
• Detection / diagnostic tests.
• Universal platforms.
The FAZD Center designs
Information and Analysis
Systems to enhance
decision-making during
disease outbreaks:
• Computer models.
• Online dashboard systems.
• Epidemiologic and
economic analyses.
The FAZD Center creates the
next generation of science
power through its Education
and Outreach Systems:
• Graduate-level curricula.
• Early responder training
programs.
• Stakeholder outreach
programs.
Visit our web site:
fazd.tamu.edu
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