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This research paper examines the political economy of emerging infectious (EID) surveillance programs. It comprises four case studies - Kenya, Peru, Thailand and the US-Mexico border – and provides lessons learned for US military medical research laboratories collaborating with developing countries. Beneficial techniques for developing countries are discussed, along with an analysis of shortcomings in wildlife surveillance, management of funding constraints and the expansion of laboratory capacity, among others. It argues that in addition to these issues, focus needs to be directed on rural areas that receive less attention because of security constraints.