B529--monitoring veterinary medical unit (VMU) rodents

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The Department of Veteran Affairs, San Diego VA Health Care System located at 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161. The VA Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) in research service in San Diego needs to have testing done by PCR to test samples from research Rodents for pinworms.

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The VA Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) in research service in San Diego needs to have testing done by PCR to test samples from research Rodents for pinworms. This is not an item; it is a service and must be provided by high quality trusted vendors. In addition, we need regular testing for our sentinel and quarantine program.

VA San Diego has a prolific research service, where more than 50 investigators work in the service performing basic science and clinical research activities. To perform translational research with rodent models, we need constant maintenance, and testing of the rodents for pinworm infections. VA San Diego Research service has several research projects with animal models funded by the department of Veterans Affairs. Testing of rodents for pinworms is mandated by AAALAC, annual workplace evaluation (AWE) and the office of research oversight (ORO), agencies that mandate safety in workplace.