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This 2009 photograph depicted public health field workers in Kazakhstan, in the process of demonstrating the correct technique involved in obtaining a throat swab, in order to perform a throat culture on behalf of a patient suspected of harboring the influenza virus. It is important to note that the healthcare worker obtaining the swab was wearing the requisite personal protective equipment (PPE), which included latex gloves, and a facemask covering her nose and mouth.

“Kazakhstan is participating in international influenza virus monitoring, and has contributed local strains to international influenza virus banks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long collaborated with Ministries of Health in Central Asia to better recognize and respond to serious public health threats.”
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Content Provider(s): CDC
Creation Date: 2009
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