Newly upgraded lab on the watch for African swine fever

Janelle Atyeo
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019

Diagnostic lab — Senior microbiologist Dana Rausch prepares a sample for the sequencer at South Dakota’s Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory as part of a process that will map the genes of a virus to identify a particular strain.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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South Dakota’s animal disease lab is on the lookout for African swine fever – the disease that’s devastated China’s pork industry over the last year and spreading throughout Asia.

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.