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From: Jon Epstein <HE @ccohealthalliance.org> To: "Feldmann, Heinrich (NIH/NIAID) [E] (@niaid.nih.gov>, "Munster, Vincent (NIH/NIAID) [F] gov>, 'Patricia Reed' 100.com>, Ken Cameron. EEE Owes.org>, "William B. Karesh, (@ecohealthalliance.org> Subject: RE: Update on World Courier shipping of samples from Congo Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:05:37 -0400 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: image004.jpg; image001 jpg I'm pretty sure dry ice is available in Kinshasa as well, but the rep said that World Courier actually uses some third party cargo company that won't ship anything with dry ice. Unfortunately, November is probably too late to begin processing the samples because our grant is due Dec 7h and we'd want to have the data to include in the preliminary section. Another option is that we could take our chances shipping the samples in lysis buffer with the serum samples on wet ice, and then when Vincent is over in November perhaps he could hand carry the other set of samples in VTM on dry ice? I think you can take up to 2kg with you on commercial flights. Jon Jonathan H. Epstein DVM, MPH Associate Vice President ©) EcoHealth Alliance y EcoHealth Alliance I 460 West 34th Street - 17th floor I New York, NY 10001 EE 6c) I A (tle) I CoH oc) www.ecohealthalliance.org EcoHealth Alliance empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human health. ih.gov] From: Feldmann, Heinrich (NIH/NIAID) [E] [mailto {i @nia Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 6:49 PM To: Jon Epstein; Munster, Vincent (NIH/NIAID) [F]; 'Patricia Reed'; Ken Cameron; William B. Karesh, D.V.M Subject: RE: Update on World Courier shipping of samples from Congo This is strange -- all BSL4 shipments that World Courier does for us are on dry ice. The entire IATA transport system is based on dry ice shipment. Could the reason be a lack of access to dry ice? In that case, I think you can get dry ice from Kinshasa.