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GEIS FY05 Projects at AFRIMS

Projects Output
Surveillance  
Influenza Surveillance Thailand and Nepal Influenza specimens from Thailand, Nepal provided for Project Gargle. Testing Rapid Flu diagnostic kits. Attempting to expand to Cambodia and the Philippines
Dengue and Dengue vector Suveillance - Philippines Extend Dengue Surveillance to PI potentially developing infrastructure and collaborations suitable for future vaccines trials.
Rodent Borne Disease Surveillance Information on the endemic threat of vector borne and zoonotic diseases in SE Asia

Drug Resistance & Rapid Diagnostics

 
Surveillance Drug Resistant Malaria - Thailand Thai drug resistant malaria detection
Malaria Detection in Cambodia Initiate / Foster cooperative relations necessary for developing potential field sites for surveillance or Malaria
Enteric Pathogens Rapid Diagnostics Field deployable rapid testing for diarrhea etiology
Etiology and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Acute Diarrhea in Thailand expandable to Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Laos Asia-wide and resistance data for enteric pathogens causing acute diarrhea. Human use protocols submitted for IRB approval for Cambodia, Nepal
Febrile Illness Surveillance  
Febrile Illness Surveillance - Thailand Etiologies of diseases causing febrile illnesses, typically malaria, Rickettsial infections, leptospirosis and typhoid
Capacity Building and Infrastructure enhancement in preparation for fever study platform in FY06 - Nepal Initiate / Foster cooperative relations necessary for developing potential field sites for surveillance or Malaria
Outbreak Response and Readiness  
Response and Readiness capacity for GEIS Regionally relevant Pre-prepared out break recommendations and outbreak response capacity
Public Health Capacity Building and Training  
JE Diagnostics - Nepal JE Diagnostics infrastructure, supplies - Nepal
Public Health Capacity building Capable Laboratory assets,k data management trained military medical personnel
Overseas GEIS Capacity Building, Training Host and coordinate training opportunities for medical professionals locally at field sites or remotely
Emerging Diseases Surveillance system developed for Thai-Cambodia and Burma border for the Royal Thai Army (RTA) Outbreak Detection Syndromic disease surveillance data from Royal Thai Army posts situated along the Borders
HIV Data warehouse and report generation for the RTA Accurate, comprehensive database of HIV which is representative of Thailand
Communications  
GIS Mapping of data submitted to GEIS Web-accessible graphical display of disease data
Continued Development of Web Communications tools Cost effective method for repid communication for health risks and control measures to large groups

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