02832oam 2200529 a 450 991069662590332120080617083646.0(CKB)5470000002380605(OCoLC)228635853(EXLCZ)99547000000238060520080523d2008 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHigh-containment biosafety laboratories[electronic resource] DHS lacks evidence to conclude that foot-and-mouth disease research can be done safely on the U.S. mainland : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives /statement of Nancy Kingsbury, United States Government Accountability Office[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2008]29 pages digital, PDF fileTestimony ;GAO-08-821 TTitle from title screen (viewed on May 23, 2008)."For release on delivery ... May 22, 2008."Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.Includes bibliographical references.DHS is proposing to move foot-and mouth disease (FMD) research from its current location at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center--located on a federally owned island off the northern tip of Long Island, New York--and potentially onto the United States mainland. In preparing this testimony, GAO interviewed officials from DHS and USDA, talked with experts in FMD and high-containment laboratories worldwide, and reviewed studies on FMD, high-containment laboratories, and the economic consequences of FMD outbreaks.High-containment biosafety laboratories Microbiological laboratoriesUnited StatesMedical laboratoriesUnited StatesHealth risk assessmentUnited StatesEnvironmental risk assessmentUnited StatesFoot-and-mouth diseaseResearchPlum Island (N.Y.)ResearchMicrobiological laboratoriesMedical laboratoriesHealth risk assessmentEnvironmental risk assessmentFoot-and-mouth diseaseResearch.Kingsbury Nancy R1380798United States.Congress.House.Committee on Energy and Commerce.Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.United States.Government Accountability Office.EJBEJBGPOBOOK9910696625903321High-containment biosafety laboratories3434978UNINA