NETEC News & Blog PRESS RELEASE "New Federal Portable Biocontainment Unit (PBCU) Put to the Test in National Health Security Exercise Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026"

NETEC supported the first field deployment of HHS’s Portable Biocontainment Unit during “Tranquil Passport,” a national exercise simulating an international disease outbreak. The event tested the U.S. health system’s ability to safely transport and treat high-risk patients, activating the National Special Pathogen System and involving coordination across multiple agencies and medical centers.

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