# Manhattan's biodefense project rises on the plains

> A public-private partnership is building a biodefense research hub in Manhattan, Kansas, around the Kansas State University Biosecurity Research Institute and the USDA National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The NBAF will study seven foreign animal diseases, including African swine fever and foot and mouth disease.

- Date: 2024-06-30 · published 2024-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16086-manhattan-s-biodefense-project-rises-on-the-plains
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The project aims to speed vaccine production and bring countermeasure work back to the US, which may reduce long-run disease risk to livestock supply but has no near-term price effect.

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## Sources

- axios.com: https://www.axios.com/2024/06/30/biosecurity-animal-disease-manufacturing-manhattan-kansas

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