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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Pathogen Detection Project and Interagency Collaboration on Genomics for Food and Feed Safety (Gen-FS)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The Pathogen Detection Project is a multi-agency collaboration that combines data from pathogen outbreaks with other information to determine the major source of contamination. Collaborating agencies include NLM, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service, and Public Health England. The US agencies formalized their collaboration in a charter document (Interagency Collaboration on Genomics for Food and Feed Safety (Gen-FS)) that includes coordinating activities on antimicrobial resistance.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2015

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HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

CDC, FDA