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Germany  blog posts         When we arrived at the MEC we saw a
large white building that looked a lot like a pre-fabricated
house or trailer that you might see being transported down a
major interstate in the US, only much bigger. We were led inside
the building by Dr. Josef Diekmann, a “task force veterinarian”
who works for the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer
Protection and Food Safety (LAVES) and is in charge of
mobilizing the MEC and leading outbreak investigations. There
was a long hallway inside the building with doors on either
side. It was very sparse and had a somewhat sterile feeling
about it. Dr. Diekmann brought us into a rather spacious
conference room on the right side of the hallway. The table was
set with coffee cups, sparkling water, and cookie