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That lets people know when thers been a problem there . There are multiple alarm systems within cdc. In this case, it was a crosscontamination of a culture. So somehow, and we havent figured out how yet, a relatively low virulence Avian Influenza was crosscontaminated with the highly pathogenic h5n1. Is there any evidence of cover up here from employees not wanting to let someone else know that no. Weve seen at this point no evidence of a cover up, but we do see the need to strengthen the culture of safety that encourages reporting. Anytime theres a problem or potential problem so we can asses...

Those are some of the things that the Contingency Fund is about. It is a fund we have submitted for because we want to make sure there is a block that the funding will not be used only as needed, but we want to plan for things we cant exactly predict right now. Youve asked for some money for fda for vaccines. Would you speed it up, bring more people into the process, are there steps in an emergency situation like this that there is a way to go through them more quickly or go around them to get to the end product quicker . Yes, sir. We have seen that in process right now. The Congress Gave us e...

And not zero risk maybe you would have liked that. If you are, were going out the door. Right. Doctor, to dr. Freeden, head of the centers for Disease Control, what can you say to the American People today about their and its widespread of a possibly Ebola Outbreak in this country . We certainly understand peoples concerns. Ebola is scary, deadly. And the images from africa are frightening. But ebola spreads by direct contact with we know unsafe care giving in the home or Health Care Facility and unsafe burial practices. The burial practices that are spreading ebola in west africa are not thin...

Generally nihs role. Bart thats role to support advanced development of products. Barta is and will support the advanced development of vaccines and therapeutics and get them scaled up so that if they work they can be used in a Mass Vaccination Campaign or in therapies. Thank you. I yield back. Now recognize mr. Wax man for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Dr. Frieden, you and other experts have said numerous times the key to protecting americans from ebola is stopping the ooh disease at its source in west africa. Can you explain the approach in west africa to contain the spread . In bri...

We have this under control, or it will never spread. It was not supposed to get over here either. A wonderful discussion right now on the ebola virus. That theen revealed and came left liberia from west africa over here. Nobody checks him out. He goes right into the dallas , therety and as a result are people in quarantines. He is in the hospital. I am proud to welcome him general rodriguez. He is here to interview an update on the u. S. Military contributions against ebola in west africa. I will turn it over to you. I will moderate. Weve got 30 minutes total. Good morning. Good to see you all...