Two laboratories at military facilities supported by the Walter Reed Program-Nigeria (WRP-N) were granted ISO15189 accreditation by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria. The two newly accredited laboratories are the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Laboratory, Yaba (NARHY), Lagos and the 063 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Laboratory (063NAFH).
Scientists with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) have found that immunizing nurse sharks with experimental SARS-CoV-2 vaccines elicited a set of unique nano-sized antibodies that broadly neutralize a range of viruses in the SARS-CoV family and confer passive immune protection in a mouse virus challenge model. Findings were published in Nature Communications.
The Lassa Fever Vaccine Efficacy and Prevention for West Africa (LEAP4WA) has presented two staff members in Nigeria with Master's Degree Support Program Awards to help them obtain master's degrees.
TicoVac is the first vaccine available domestically to help protect adults and children who are visiting or living in TBE endemic areas, including deployed soldiers.
