. "6 U.S. Army Medical Research Unit Kenya Avian and Pandemic Influenza Activities." Review of the DoD-GEIS Influenza Programs: Strengthening Global Surveillance and Response. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.
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Review of the DoD-GEIS Influenza Programs: Strengthening Global Surveillance and Response
FIGURE 6-1 DoD’s regional presence in influenza surveillance (Africa), 2007.
SOURCE: DoD-GEIS, 2007b.
2007) (see Figure 6-1). Migratory bird surveillance is also being conducted using DoD-GEIS avian influenza (AI) funds in conjunction with the Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3) in Egypt.
A site visit team of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee for the Assessment of DoD-GEIS Influenza Surveillance and Response Programs visited USAMRU-K from March 11-17, 2007.2 A list of the people with whom the site visit team met and the itinerary that was followed can be found at the end of this chapter.
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Prior to the committee’s visit to USAMRU-K, the laboratory staff provided the committee with detailed background information on USAMRU-K and the pandemic/avian influenza activities they were supporting. These materials are available from the IOM in the Public Access File.
