United States — Mexico Binational Technical Working Group

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The goal of the BTWG is to improve public health in the United States and Mexico. The group provides an established forum for the U.S. CDC and the Mexican Undersecretary for Prevention and Promotion within the Secretary of Health to facilitate regular discussion on technical matters in public health. The BTWG also advances binational collaborations in areas of mutual interest, such as:

  • outbreak investigations;
  • improved technology for laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases;
  • laboratory and epidemiology trainings; and
  • infectious disease surveillance.
Page last reviewed: July 15, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ)