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I don't remember hearing anything about the US military being involved in the recent Ebola outbreak, so is this an existing program or a proposal?
by vharuck 7y ago
I don't remember hearing anything about the US military being involved in the recent Ebola outbreak, so is this an existing program or a proposal?
- casefields 7y agoThis article says there are currently 4 P3 teams: https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/darpas-firebreak-treatment-for-the-coronavirus https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/da...
- afarrell 7y agoUS Marines and Army troops were sent to Liberia during the Ebola outbreak. https://news.usni.org/2014/10/08/100-marines-liberia-thursday-part-u-s-ebola-response https://news.usni.org/2014/10/08/100-marines-liberia-thursda...
- closeparen 7y agoThe military (Fort Detrick and USAMRIID in particular) is a huge part of the virology community. Civilian academics in the field interact with it regularly.
- ChristianGeek 7y agoRead “The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston. Great book about the origins of Ebola that culminates in an outbreak in Reston, VA that was primarily handled by the military. (The only reason you haven’t heard more about his particular outbreak is that it turned out to be a strain that only affected monkeys (450 at a scientific research holding facility in this case). https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385479565 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385479565