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News | April 21, 2026

WRAIR-AFRIMS provides antimicrobial resistance training to Lao collaborators

From 23-27 March 2026, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences visited the Lao National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology to provide antimicrobial resistance training to the Lao Ministry of Health and the Lao People’s Armed Forces.

During the training, participants learned how to collect environmental samples, screen them for bacteria, analyze the bacteria, and use technical methods to determine whether the bacteria were resistant to common antibiotics.

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