United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases - Mission

Mission

USAMRIID’s 1983 Mission Statement mandates that the Institute:

Develops strategies, products, information, procedures and training for medical defense against biological warfare agents and naturally occurring infectious agents of military importance that require special containment.

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