September 2015 SPADA Meeting

Background

• Original request from DoD emphasized VEE. 

• Inclusion of EEE and WEE in same SMPR not practical.

• Limited to VEEV that are known human pathogens.

• Primary need to know which VEEV involved, therefore  required  identification  to assist in appropriate decision‐ making by DoD personnel. 

Fitness for Purpose Identification of VEEV by assays in liquid samples from aerosol collectors The . acceptable minimum identification level must be less than 5,000 genome copies per ml . The assay is intended for laboratory or field use by Department of D f t i d t Th e ense ra ne opera ors. e preferential method would be a field- deployable assay.