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	November 16, 2010 GAO Report: Live Animal Imports. Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases (Nov 8, 2010) Government Accountability Office. GAO recommends that the Secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and the Interior develop a strategy to address barriers to agency collaboration that may allow potentially risky imported animals into the U.S. and jointly determine data needs to effectively oversee imported animals. The GAO reviewed joint strategies developed by interagency working groups, such as the National Invasive Species Council's Management Plan and the National Aquatic Animal Health Plan. The GAO Highlights Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases (PDF \| 89 KB) provides a summary of the report and recommendations. * See our In the News section for more resources. Added to News and Events / In the News at 3:29 PM


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