U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), responded to the unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic on trade by allowing importers of plant commodities to upload copies of phytosanitary certificates and forms.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has added the Dominican Republic to the list of regions that the APHIS considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is classifying Canada as Level I for both bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. APHIS prepared evaluations for both diseases and found that Canada fully meets the APHIS requirements for classification as Level 1.
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APHIS is making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment.
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The Government of Peru has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sweet granadilla fruit into the United States.
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Effective September 30, 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared eradication of the giant African snail (GAS) in Florida and removed all quarantine areas for GAS.
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Dr. Osama A. El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received the 2021 Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive.
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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a Canada lynx at a zoo in Pennsylvania.