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    Navy Turns to House Flies in Groundbreaking Global Effort to Track Infectious Threats [Image 2 of 4]

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    Navy Turns to House Flies in Groundbreaking Global Effort to Track Infectious Threats

    JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    12.05.2024

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    Naval Medical Forces Atlantic

    241205-N-N1574-1001 JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (Dec. 5, 2024) Danielle Gill, a biologist with Battelle Memorial Institute, extracts nucleic acid from houseflies on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Dec. 5, 2024. Under the leadership of Cmdr. Theron Hamilton, assistant officer in charge (AOIC) of Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE), the team is driving a culture of continuous learning and innovation a groundbreaking three-year project is utilizing common houseflies as living sentinels to monitor existing and emerging microbial dangers to U.S. military personnel worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Blanton)

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    Date Taken: 12.05.2024
    Date Posted: 06.12.2025 14:19
    Photo ID: 9106958
    VIRIN: 241205-N-N1574-1001
    Resolution: 936x702
    Size: 172.16 KB
    Location: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US

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