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This image was created in 2014, by U.S. Army Africa, Chief Petty Officer, Jerrold Diederich, and depicts U.S. Navy Lt. Andrea McCoy in the process of extracting ribonucleic acid, known as RNA, from a patient sample at a Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) mobile laboratory at Bushrod Island, Liberia. Extracted RNA would then be analyzed to determine if the Ebola virus was present in each respective specimen. The NMRC sent two mobile testing labs to Liberia to support Operation United Assistance (OUA). Each two-person lab is capable of testing up to 80 samples per day. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead U.S. Government organization for Operation United Assistance. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.
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Content Provider(s): U.S. Army Africa
Creation Date: 2014
Photo Credit: Chief Petty Officer Jerrold Diederich/ U.S. Army Africa
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