From 1949, Plum Island also conducted work on biological weapons against animals and livestock, such as foot-and-mouth disease, Rinderpest, Newcastle disease, African swine fever and plague and malaria in birds.
Starting in 1949, Plum Island conducted research on biological threats to animals and livestock, including diseases like foot-and-mouth disease, Rinderpest, Newcastle disease, African swine fever, and avian forms of plague and malaria.