U.S. Army medical team helps Smithsonian National Zoo to protect endangered Red Pandas [Image 2 of 3]

FORT DETRICK, MD, UNITED STATES

12.21.2018

Courtesy Photo

20th CBRNE Command

A U.S. Army medical team contributed to an investigation into the cause of death of a Red Panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and the findings will ultimately help to protect the endangered species. Maj. Mathanraj Packiam, PhD, from the 1st Area Medical Laboratory and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), worked with Maj. Jeffrey R. Kugelman and Raina Kumar from the Center for Genomics; Dr. Janice Williams, Lt. Col. Curtis R. Cline and Col. Paul R. Facemire from the USAMRIID Department of Pathology; and Dr. Neel Aziz, a veterinary pathologist at NZCBI on the investigation. Photo by Julien Mussard.

• Date Taken: 12.21.2018
• Date Posted: 12.13.2022 13:33
• Photo ID: 7554658
• VIRIN: 121322-A-A4433-002
• Resolution: 2250x4000
• Size: 1.66 MB
• Location: FORT DETRICK, MD, US