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United States military personnel wait on an Afghanistan dust storm

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Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory — St. Petersburg, Florida. United States military personal wait for a dust storm to clear in Afghanistan. The microbiologists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) EPHML have analytical methods for the identification of pathogenic microorganisms in dust storms that can impact the health of humans.

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