The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences conducted disease surveillance in support of exercise Talisman Sabre from 5 May to 11 May in Queensland, Australia.
Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise conducted by the Australian Defence Force and the United States that involved participation from 13 nations including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia, and Japan. The training exercise is designed to improve the interoperability and readiness of the allied nations and enhance their collective capabilities to potential security concerns.
WRAIR-AFRIMS supported the exercise by conducting three forms of disease surveillance: collecting and screening rodents and mites for vector-borne disease, testing water and soil samples for disease-causing bacteria, and screening military equipment for bacteria that cause skin infections.
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