Staff Sgt. Guillermo Terriquez, NCOIC of the Entomology Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), holds a container of Anopheles stephensi mosquitos from WRAIR’s Insectary, July 19, 2024. The Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, which are constantly maintained by the Insectary along with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, are used to evaluate control measures and personal protective measures, and to research malaria. WRAIR’s Insectary maintains the world’s largest sand fly repository, and rears sand flies, mosquitoes, and ticks for use in research. Mosquito- and sand fly-borne diseases including malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue and Zika represent the largest health threat to U.S. Soldiers. WRAIR’s Entomology branch researches and develops new methods of bite protection and pest management, as well as plays a critical role in vaccine and drug development, with the goal of helping protect Warfighters from the most military-relevant insect-borne diseases.
(U.S. Army photo by Hannah Covington/RELEASED)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.18.2024 18:03 |
| Photo ID: | 8581194 |
| VIRIN: | 240719-A-UT345-1006 |
| Resolution: | 6318x4212 |
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| Location: | SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, US |
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