New lab equipment improves disease detection in U.S. Virgin Islands
859 views · Published 27 July 2017 · 4:51 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · 2017 · News & Politics
Historically, this U.S territory did not have the capability to preform high complexity testing and had to ship specimens off island, although it is located in a geographic region where mosquitos that carry Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses are common. In 2015, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) reached a public health milestone by partnering with CDC’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) program. USVI was awarded resources to build laboratory capacity, equip the laboratory, and start testing locally. Funding from the ELC program had an immediate impact in USVI both in terms of surveillance and responding to outbreaks. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.cdc.gov/SocialMedia/Tools/CommentPolicy.html
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