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Food and Agricultural Vulnerability Index

  • Funded by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
  • Total publications:0 publications

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $50,000

  • Funder

    Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

In addition to market volatility threats from COVID-19, Texas cattle ranchers are also battling the southern cattle fever tick (Rhipicephalus microplus), a tick carried pathogen that causes deadly cattle fever for which there is no vaccine or treatment. USDA researchers are developing biological control technologies to prevent and contain this parasite.