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Entomologists and preventive medicine technicians (PMTs) from the US Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) instructed 25 international students during the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute's annual Certificate in Emerging Infectious Disease Research (CEIDR) program on May 21-22. Students enrolled in the program travelled from 13 different countries to complete 20 days of intensive public health training in Gainesville, Florida.
"[During this program] students learn about numerous epidemiological, laboratory, and entomological approaches to infectious disease control," said Dr. Gregory Gray, Professor, Chair of University of Florida's Department of Environmental & Global Health, and retired Navy Capt. (ret.), Medical Corps, USN. "They learn quite a bit about such infectious diseases and are introduced to modern food production techniques to reduce food-borne illnesses. Multiple
resources are also provided to better equip them to do their public health or research jobs."
The CEIDR program is designed to bolster international public health efforts by facilitating advanced training available to international public health practitioners. In doing so, this course nurtures the development of sustainable epidemiologic research capacity and promoting collaborations between international and U.S. laboratories.
"We share with them some laboratory techniques during their training...