Global Emerging Infection Surveillance and Response (GEIS)- Avian Influenza Pandemic Influenza (AI/PI) Program
Abstract
The purpose of this contract is to carry out emerging infectious disease surveillance in Kenya. Specific areas in which work is performed include respiratory illness surveillance (particularly influenza), acute febrile illness surveillance, malaria resistance surveillance, diarrhea etiology and antimicrobial resistance surveillance, sexually transmitted illness surveillance, and capacity building. KEMRI maintained surveillance sites in Ministry of Health clinics and hospitals throughout Kenya. KEMRI operated reference laboratories for this work in Nairobi, Kericho, and Kisumu, including the arbovirus reference laboratory, the antimalarial resistance laboratory, entomology facilities, the Center of Excellence in Microscopy, the microbiology reference laboratory Outbreak investigation and response constituted a significant portion of the efforts in this contract year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA601296
Entities
People
- Davie Koech
- Rodney L. Coldren
Organizations
- Kenya Medical Research Institute