Assessing the risk of emergence, transmission and establishment of the japanese encephalitis virus in the united states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service awarded a $750,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to Kansas State University, doing business as the College of Agriculture, for the project "ASSESSING THE RISK OF EMERGENCE, TRANSMISSION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN THE UNITED STATES." The project runs from August 1, 2023 to April 1, 2028 under the USDA Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The funding supports agricultural research to evaluate risks and provide technical information related to the emergence and transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in the United States.

The project includes a federal grant sub-award to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to collaborate on the research objectives. The sub-award leverages the Foundation's technical expertise in areas such as avian disease research and diagnostic laboratory services provided to federal agencies through contracts.