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- Title
Use of Vector Diagnostics During Military Deployments: Recent Experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Authors
Coleman, Russell E.; Hochberg, Lisa P.; Putnam, John L.; Swanson, Katherine I.; Lee, John S.; McAvin, James C.; Chan, Adeline S.; O'Guinn, Monica L.; Ryan, Jeffry R.; Wirtz, Robert A.; Moulton, John K.; Dave, Kirti; Faulde, Michael K.
- Abstract
Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis are a threat to military forces deployed outside of the United States. The availability of specific information on the vector-borne disease threat (e.g., presence or absence of a specific disease agent, temporal and geographic distribution of competent vectors, and vector infection rates) allows for effective implementation of appropriate measures to protect our deployed military forces. Vector diagnostics can provide critical, real-time information crucial to establishing effective vector prevention/control programs. In this article we provide an overview of current vector diagnostic capabilities, evaluate the use of vector diagnostics in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and discuss the concept of operations under which vector diagnostics are employed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PROTOZOAN diseases; DENGUE; UNITED States armed forces; COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; PREVENTIVE medicine; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; IRAQ War, 2003-2011
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2009, Vol 174, Issue 9, p904
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-00-2509