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Mission
Statement
To carry
out its mission, the Division performs a variety of activities in the
following areas:
- conducts
surveillance, investigations, and studies of viral diseases and rickettsial
diseases to define disease etiology and to develop effective methods
for prevention, diagnosis, and control;
- conducts
or participates in clinical, field, and laboratory research to develop,
evaluate, and improve laboratory methods and materials and therapeutic
practices used for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of viral and
rickettsial diseases;
- conducts
research on virus transmission to develop effective control strategies
and on vaccine effectiveness to assess prevention potential;
- conducts
ecological studies to develop effective disease prevention and control
measures of viral, rickettsial, and zoonotic infections;
- provides
epidemic aid and epidemiologic consultation, upon request, to state
and local health departments, other Federal agencies, and national and
international health organizations;
- provides
reference/diagnostic services for viral and rickettsial diseases to
state and local health departments, other Federal agencies, and national
and international health organizations;
- provides
scientific and technical assistance to other NCID components when the
work requires unique expertise or specialized equipment not available
in other components;
- provides
intramural and extramural technical expertise and assistance in professional
training and proficiency testing activities; and
- serves
as appropriately designated national and international reference centers
for viral and rickettsial diseases.
DVRD’s
activities in these areas are leading to the application of new and novel
prevention strategies throughout the United States and worldwide and have
helped to establish the Division as an internationally recognized center
for virology and rickettsiology.
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