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Disclaimers
The views expressed in this abstract/manuscript are
those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official pol-
icy or position of the Department of the Army, Depart-
ment of Defense, or the US Government.

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Paramedics of the United States The authors have nothing to disclose.

MAJ Washington is an active duty microbiologist (AOC
71A) and currently serves as the chief of Microbiology Re-
search in the Department of Clinical Investigation at the
Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He
holds a PhD in emerging infectious diseases from the Uni-
formed Services University of the Health Sciences. E-mail:
michael.a.washington120.mil@mail.mil.

Dr Blythe is a biosensor technologist in the Department
of Clinical Investigation at Tripler Army Medical Center in
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