National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
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title:
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
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The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) is a biosafety level 4 research laboratory in Manhattan, Kansas, operated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The facility opened in June 2023. The facility is designed to combat biological threats involving human, zoonotic, and foreign animal diseases. The NBAF replaced the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) on Plum Island, New York. The primary research tenants of the facility are the Agriculture Research Service (USDA-
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wiki
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American BSL-4 research facility
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bio_and_Agro-Defense_Facility
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2023-08-31T07:30:37Z
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