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Press Release | Aug. 26, 2025

WRAIR-Africa monitors for disease threats at African Lion 2025

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa conducted disease surveillance in support of African Lion 2025 from May 9–19 in Morocco.

African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest annual exercise. This year, the exercise surpassed 10,000 participants from more than 20 countries, including seven North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is designed to strengthen multinational cooperation as well as regional security.

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