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Captured on July 15, 2014, Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) resident, Chaoxue Wu, was shown here undergoing a disinfection procedure, during an outbreak investigation of a Himalayan marmot, Marmota himalayana, plague in Batang, Sichuan, China. The Himalayan marmot is a natural host for the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which affects humans, and other mammals. The FETP trains workers on the ground to help countries build sustainable capacity for detecting and responding to health threats. The program develops in-country expertise, so that disease outbreaks can be detected locally, and prevented from spreading.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Chaoxue Wu, China
Creation Date: 2014
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