The Arizona:Sonora Center for Agricultural BioSecurity and Emerging Threats Regional Center for Rese

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The ArizonaSonora Center for Agricultural
BioSecurity and Emerging ThreatsRegional
Center for Research and Training in the Study of
Infectious Diseases in Animal and Plant Production

• Judith K. Brown
• Department of Plant Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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Phase I White Paper Address Aspects Relevant
to Emerging or Introduced Pests, Diseases,
Arthropod and other Vectors of Animal and Plant
Pathogens Potentially Affecting Food Biosaftey
and Security

• a. Interdisciplinary UA Committee
• Plant Scientists/Pathologists, Diagnostic Clinic
• Animal Sciences Counterparts
• GIS - Mapping-Database
• Ag Economists
• State and Federal Regulatory and Reporting
  Interface
• State Regulatory Group Arizona State Department
  of Agriculture
• Federal Regulatory Group in Arizona (USDA-APHIS

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Phase II Statewide Plant Health Team

• Organize UAZ Plant Diagnostics Working Group
• Reporting System Arizona Plant Diseases DataBase
  National Plant Disease Diagnostics
  Network
• Interface with (i)Arizona State Department of
  Agriculture and (ii) USDA-APHIS PPQ to share
  information
• Interagency Communications System Emergency
  Alert Plan - Names, Phone, email, Listserve
  Representatives (plant and animal, all agencies)
• Lists of Regulated Plant Pests and Pathogens
• Plan for Rapid Reporting and Rapid Response (SOP)

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Taskforce Links
Arizona Plant Disease Diagnostic Network Working
Group
Coordinated sharing information,
tools/ technology, collaboration, cooperation
Rotating Chair 1-yr
SOP for data reporting /sharing
Regional Coord UC Davis-PLP Rick Bostock
Central Database
John Caravetta Assoc Dir Dave Mills, Biology Mgr
WREG-NPDN
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