Earlier this year the ASPR, part of HHS, completed development of the Portable Biocontainment Unit which is the first domestic resource for isolating and transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases, for example Ebola, to Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers.
“Preparation and training are critical to improve America’s national security and our ability to respond to highly infectious diseases whether they are detected at home or abroad,” said HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response John Knox.
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