United States Army Medical Research Unit-Africa

The United States Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa (USAMRD-A) — previously known as the "U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K)" — is a "Special Foreign Activity" of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

The unit was established in 1969 and operates under a cooperative agreement with the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The unit conducts research on infectious diseases of military and global public health importance, including malaria, trypanosomiasis, and leishmaniasis, arboviruses, HIV/AIDS, and other emerging infectious diseases.[2] USAMRD-A serves as the headquarters for a network of research laboratories across Africa.

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References

  1. ^ "USAMRU-Kenya". usamrukenya.org. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  2. ^ System, Institute of Medicine (US) Committee to Review the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response; Brachman, Philip S.; O'Maonaigh, Heather C.; Miller, Richard N. (2001), "GEIS at U.S. Army Medical Research Unit, Kenya", Perspectives on the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: A Program Review, National Academies Press (US), retrieved 2026-03-22


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