Acute Febrile Illnesses - Nepal Study

Added: Jul 19, 2017 2:38 pm The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, IAW FAR 6.302-1(a), with CIWEC HOSPITAL TRAVEL MEDICINE CENTER P.O. BOX: 12895, Kathmandu, Nepal as the only responsible source that can provide Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for services to perform the setup of study sites in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal; enrollment of travelers and expatriates into a study of acute febrile illness (AFI) etiology and surveillance of bacterial multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO); and associated clinical outcomes. Additionally, CIWEC will identify volunteers with febrile illness, obtain informed consent from these volunteers, collect clinical specimens for processing and relevant clinical information from the volunteers, provide laboratory support for specimen processing and conducting microscopic examination and coordinate regular transfer of specimens to the Walter Reed AFRIMS Virology Unit - Nepal (WARUN) located in Kathmandu, Nepal and AFRIMS for further testing.