2 3 3 . 0 4 ▁c ror es ▁( approx . ▁$ 3 5 ▁million ). ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁Do ctors ▁from ▁N CD C ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁investigate ▁potential ▁out break s ▁of ▁dise ases ▁including ▁sus pected ▁cases ▁of ▁P neum onic ▁pl ague ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁S AR S ▁out break s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁men ing itis ▁out break ▁in ▁Del hi ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁av ian ▁influen za ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁have ▁review ed ▁prepared ness ▁for ▁coron av irus ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Global ▁D ise ase ▁D ete ction ▁The ▁N CD C ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Global ▁D ise ase ▁D ete ction ▁( G DD ) ▁Regional ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁India . ▁This ▁will ▁lead ▁to ▁long - term ▁public ▁health ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁many ▁areas ▁including ▁establish ing ▁high ▁quality ▁research ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁on ▁important ▁human ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases , ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Indian ▁E IS ▁( E p ide mi ological ▁Int elligence ▁System ) ▁program , ▁and ▁developing ▁the ▁N CD C ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁nod al ▁ag ency ▁in ▁South ▁Asia . ▁ ▁See