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American
soldiers participating in Cobra Gold, an annual joint U.S.-Thai
military exercise, Nakorn Srithammarat, Thailand. These studies
help define the medical threat for allied commanders, provide
limited operational support while executing approved research
protocols.
The
AFRIMS In Support of Cobra Gold
Cobra
Gold is an annual joint U.S.-Thai military exercise of 4,000
- 7,000 participants; the largest U.S. joint operation in
the world.
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Provide
recommendations for prevention and treatment of diarrheal
diseases
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Provide
laboratory support of field clinics to rapidly identify
changing pathogen profile (now 50% Campylobacter
sp.)
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Perform
antibiotic sensitivity profiles on identified pathogens
showing recent rise to 95% in vitro resistance
of Campylobacter to first line therapy
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Perform
immunologic assays on cases as preparation for Campylobacter
vaccine field trials
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Vaccines
developed and tested at the AFRIMS protect soldiers in the
field, researchers in the laboratory and civilians of all
nationalities.
The
AFRIMS has performed extensive field testing and/or preclinical
studies to validate the medical products pictured above and
achieve registration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
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