Accession Number:

AD1002425

Title:

Naval Medical Research and Development News. Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2016

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Naval Medical Research Center Silver Spring United States

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2016-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa mobilized many U.S. Government agencies to jointly respond to an unprecedented crisis. This event demonstrated how DoD resources can operate to support other governmental agencies responding to public health emergencies and how previously established DoD relationships can be utilized to strengthen efforts preand post-crisis, said Capt. John Gilstad, commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 NAMRU-3. NAMRU-3 has been operating in West Africa for nearly two decades and has a Detachment in Ghana and a satellite laboratory in Liberia.

Descriptors:

• Africa
• medical research
• NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
• NIGHT VISION
• flight crews
• pilots
• hypoxia
• INFLUENZA
• VACCINES
• public health
• training
• pharmacokinetics
• TOXICITY TESTS
• students
• military history
• submarines

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE