DISEASE DETECTION

In terms of controlling the spread of infection, military hospitals confront a challenge unlike that faced by most civilian hospitals.

While most hospitals in the U.S. draw patients from their local areas, military hospitals are likely to be treating patients who have arrived from all over the world. During their foreign travels they may have encountered diseases that are uncommon at home and pose a real threat here.

For example, at this writing many medical experts are concerned about the spread of the avian flu from Asia. It only makes sense to take precautions against such potential contagions.

Sceptor air samplers, working as part of a comprehensive air sampling and detection system, can help catch infections before they spread into the surrounding community.  They can also help stop transport of such infections from overseas treatment centers into U.S. facilities.

Placed at the entryways for hospitals, military morgues, and other health-related facilities, they can continuously screen the air for the presence of disease vectors.

Reliable, rapid, representative sampling makes Sceptor the logical choice for this application.