| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 20, Number 1 |
Jan 2013 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 12, December 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 11, November 2012 |
Nov 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
 | THE MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE MONTHLY REPORT (MSMR), in continuous publication since 1995, is produced by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). The MSMR provides evidence-based estimates of the incidence, distribution, impact and trends of illness and injuries among United States military members and associated populations. Most reports in the MSMR are based on summaries of medical administrative data that are routinely provided to the AFHSC and integrated into the Defense ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 10 |
Oct 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Optimizing the HRP-2 In Vitro Malaria Drug Susceptibility Assay Using a Reference Clone to Improve Comparisons of Plasmodium falciparum Field Isolates |
13 Sep 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Wiriya Rutvisuttinunt; Suwanna Chaorattanakawee; Stuart D Tyner; Paktiya Teja-isavadharm; Youry Se; Kritsanai Yingyuen; Panjaporn Chaichana; Delia Bethell; Douglas S Walsh; Chanthap Lon; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Apparent emerging artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southeast Asia requires development of practical tools to monitor for resistant parasites. Although in vitro anti-malarial susceptibility tests are widely used, uncertainties remain regarding interpretation of P. falciparum field isolate values. |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 9, September 2012 |
Sep 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 8 |
Aug 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Viruses are the most common causes of meningitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. During the 10-year surveillance period, there were 3,205 confirmed cases, 724 probable cases, and 2,495 suspected cases of viral meningitis among active and reserve component members. In all three categories of cases, the most common diagnoses were meningitis due to enteroviruses; however a majority of these ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 8. August 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Viruses are the most common causes of meningitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. During the 10-year surveillance period, there were 3,205 confirmed cases, 724 probable cases, and 2,495 suspected cases of viral meningitis among active and reserve component members. In all three categories of cases, the most common diagnoses were meningitis due to enteroviruses; however a majority of these ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 7 |
Jul 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; Bryant Webber; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Health of Women after Wartime Deployments: Correlates of Risk for Selected Medical Conditions among Females after Initial and Repeat Deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces |
Jul 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Women account for approximately 10 percent of all U.S. military deployers to Afghanistan and Iraq. This analysis estimates the percentages of female deployers (n=154,548) who were affected by selected illnesses and injuries after first through third deployments to Iraq/Afghanistan in relation to age group, service branch, military occupation, marital status, pre-deployment medical history, ?dwell time? prior to 2nd and 3rd deployments, and length of deployment. Of these factors, diagnosis of ... |
|
| Iron Deficiency Anemia, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2002-2011 |
Jul 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia in the United States, and it particularly affects women of child-bearing age and black, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity. During the surveillance period there were 10,157 incident (new) cases of IDA among active component service members the overall incidence rate was 7.1 per 10,000 person-years. The annual incidence rates increased in both males and females during the period. Rates of IDA were ... |
|
| Deployment-related Conditions of Special Surveillance Interest, U.S. Armed Forces, by Month and Service, January 2003-June 2012 (Data as of 24 July 2012) |
Jul 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Briefing charts show Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest, U.S. Armed Forces, by month and service, January 2003 - June 2012 (data as of 23 July 2012). |
|
| Ectopic Pregnancy, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2002-2011 |
Jul 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a rare adverse outcome in which a fertilized egg implants and develops outside of the uterus. Life-threatening cases of EP among deployed U.S. service members have been described. During 2002- 2011, among active component females younger than 49, 1,245 EPs were diagnosed and treated as indicated by diagnostic and procedure codes recorded in electronic medical records. Annual numbers of EPs ranged from 91 to 151. During ... |
|
| Historical Snapshot: Dr. Mary E. Walker, Civil War Surgeon, Medal of Honor Recipient |
Jul 2012 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Since the Revolutionary War, when General George Washington recognized the need to hire nurses to care for wounded soldiers, women have served in multiple roles to meet the healthcare needs of American service members in wartime. The role of women today is substantial, comprising about 40 percent of officers and nearly one third of enlisted service members in the healthcare field. However, as the biography of Dr. Mary Walker attests, ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 6 |
Jun 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Amputations of Upper and Lower Extremities, Active and Reserve Components, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Traumatic amputations of limbs profoundly alter the lives of aff ected service members. Service members are at risk for traumatic amputations of limbs during combat deployments as well as from other hazards such as motor vehicle accidents. From 2000 to 2011, there were 6,144 incident cases of traumatic amputations among 5,694 service members. Over one-third of these service members (n=2,037) had major amputations (i.e., loss of a hand or foot ... |
|
| Deaths by Suicide While on Active Duty, Active and Reserve Components, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Since 2010, suicide has been the second leading cause of death among U.S service members, exceeded only by war injury. Suicide mortality rates in the Army and Marine Corps have increased during the confl icts in Iraq and Afghanistan however, most active duty service members who die by suicide have never deployed. During 1998-2011, 2,990 service members died by suicide while on active duty. Numbers and rates of suicide were ... |
|
| Mental Disorders and Mental Health Problems, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Mental disorders account for signifi cant morbidity, health care utilization disability, and attrition from military service; the health care burden associated with mental disorders has increased over the last several years. During the years 2000 through 2011, 936,283 active component service members were diagnosed with at least one mental disorder. Annual counts and rates of incident diagnoses of mental disorders have increased by approximately 65 percent over the last twelve ... |
|
| Incident Diagnoses of Cancers and Cancer-related Deaths, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| In the United States, cancer is one of the fi ve leading causes of death in all age groups among both men and women; overall, approximately one in four deaths is attributable to cancer. Compared to the general U.S. population military members have been estimated to have lower incidence rates of several cancers including colorectal, lung, and cervical cancers and higher rates of prostate, breast, and thyroid cancer. Between 2000 ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 19, Number 5 |
May 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Deployment-related Conditions of Special Surveillance Interest, U.S. Armed Forces, by Month and Service, January 2003-April 2012 (Data as of 25 May 2012) |
May 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Hospitalizations outside of the operational theater for motor vehicle accidents occurring in non-military vehicles (ICD-9-CM: E810-E825; NATO Standard Agreement 2050 (STANAG): 100-106, 107-109, 120-126, 127-129). Deaths following motor vehicle accidents occurring in non-military vehicles and outside of the operational theater (per the DoD Medical Mortality Registry). |
|
| The Risk of Mental Health Disorders Among U.S. Military Personnel Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2011 |
May 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Raul A Mirza; Angelia Eick-Cost; Jean L Otto; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Mental health disorders (MHD) are reportedly more common among soldiers and airmen with HIV than their seronegative counterparts. This report documents the incidence rates of MHD among HIV-positive members of all service branches and compares the rates to those of two HIV-unexposed control groups: an HSV2-infected group and a group without documented HIV or HSV2 infections. Approximately 56 percent of HIV-infected service members received an incident diagnosis of a MHD ... |
|
| Deaths While on Active Duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, 1990-2011 |
May 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Crude mortality rates are lower among U.S. military members than their civilian counterparts; service members must be healthy when they enter service and deaths from illnesses are relatively infrequent. From 1990 through 2011, there were 29,213 deaths of U.S. military members while on active duty (crude overall mortality rate: 71.5 per 100,000 person-years). The most deaths occurred in years when major combat operations were ongoing; from 2004 to 2007, war-related ... |
|
| Images in Health Surveillance: Tickborne Disease Vectors and Lyme Disease Clinical Diagnosis |
May 2012 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Military members who live and train in the United States and abroad are at risk for tickborne diseases. Different tick species transmit different infectious agents and have varying geographic distributions. In the U.S. tickborne diseases include Lyme disease,Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, Powassan virus encephalitis, babesiosis, and Colorado tick fever. Tick bites are also a mode of transmission for tularemia and Q fever. |
|
| Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation, Coverage, and Compliance Among U.S. Active Component Service Women, 2006-2011 |
May 2012 |
2 pages |
| Authors:
Hala Maktabi; Sharon L Ludwig; Angelia Eick-Cost; Uma D Yerubandi; Joel G Gaydos; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Human papillomavirus (HPV)is the most common sexually transmitted pathogen detected among U.S. service members. An estimated 169,682 incident diagnoses of HPV infection occurred between 2004-2009 among active component U.S. service members (rate of 2,306 cases per 100,000 person years). In 2006, a 3-dose HPV quadrivalent vaccine (HPV4), which protects against common HPV strains (types 6, 11, 16, 18) responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancers and 80 percent of ... |
|
| Infectious Disease Border Issues Conference: Meeting Synopsis |
03 Apr 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Priya Baliga; Annette Von Thun; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| In June 2011, the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), with support from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) sponsored a conference addressing Infectious Disease Border Issues. The conference was hosted by the Royal Medical Service (RMS) in Amman, Jordan. The workshop was designed for mid- to senior level professionals who were actively involved in Jordan s public health and ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 4, April 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Hospitalizations Among Members of the Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011 |
Apr 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| This report documents the frequencies,rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalizations of active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces during calendar year 2011. Summaries are based on standardized records of hospitalizations at U.S. military and non-military (reimbursed care) medical facilities worldwide. For this report, primary (first-listed) discharge diagnoses are considered indicative of the primary reasons for hospitalizations;summaries are based on the fi rst three digits of ICD-9-CM codes used to ... |
|
| Ambulatory Visits Among Members of the Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2011 |
Apr 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| This report documents frequencies,rates, trends, and characteristics of ambulatory visits of active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces during calendar year 2011. Ambulatory visits of U.S. service members in fixed military and non-military (reimbursed through the Military Health System) medical treatment facilities are documented with standardized, automated records. Th ese records are routinely archived for health surveillance purposes in the Defense Medical Surveillance System which is the source of ... |
|
| Sentinel Reportable Medical Events, Service Members and Other Beneficiaries of the U.S. Military Health System, First Calendar Quarter, 2012 Versus 2011 |
Apr 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Department of Defense policy mandates the reporting of cases of 67 different diseases and injuries whose occurrence may represent a significant threat to public health and military operations. The chart below depicts the numbers of cases of selected conditions which were reported through service-specific electronic reporting systems. For each condition, the bars represent the numbers of cases among service members and among other health care beneficiaries (retirees, family members) during ... |
|
| Military Importance: What Does It Mean and Can It Be Assessed Objectively? |
Apr 2012 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| In recent years, the Department of Defense -- often, at the direction of the U.S. Congress or in collaboration with other federal agencies -- has established or continued to support clinical and research centers, institutes, agencies, task forces, and programs focused on medical conditions, syndromes, and health threats considered *militarily important. In principle, assessments of military importance should guide, at least in part, the prioritization of military medical health care ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 3, March 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| After a 12-year hiatus, military recruit training centers resumed administration of adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccine, live, oral (adenovirus vaccine) to trainees beginning in October of 2011. Subsequently, rates of febrile respiratory illnesses (FRI) and adenovirus isolations markedly declined. These findings are consistent with those of a placebo-controlled efficacy trial conducted prior to the vaccine s licensure by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Continued surveillance will clarify ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 2, February 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Suicide is a leading cause of deaths of U.S. service members. Medical care providers may play a role in suicide prevention. We summarized the outpatient experiences of service members prior to suicide or self-infl icted injury and compared them with service members without suicidal behavior. During 2001-2010, 45 percent of individuals who completed suicide and 75 percent of those who injured themselves had outpatient encounters within 30 days prior to ... |
|
| Deployment-Related Conditions of Special Surveillance Interest, U.S. Armed Forces, by Month and Service, January 2003 - January 2012 (data as of 23 February 2012) |
Feb 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Th e numbers of OEF/OIF/OND deployment-associated conditions in this report differ from those previously published in the MSMR. The change reflects an adjustment in the manner in which service members deployments were associated with OEF/OIF/OND. The net effect is to decrease the numbers of service members with the conditions of interest who could be identified as having deployed to OEF/OIF/OND. |
|
| Climate Teleconnections and Recent Patterns of Human and Animal Disease Outbreaks |
24 Jan 2012 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Assaf Anyamba; Kenneth J Linthicum; Jennifer L Small; Kathrine M Collins; Compton J Tucker; Edwin W Pak; Seth C Britch; James R Eastman; Jorge E Pinzon; Kevin L Russell; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Background: Recent clusters of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (Rift Valley fever and chikungunya) in Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean islands illustrate how interannual climate variability influences the changing risk patterns of disease outbreaks. Although Rift Valley fever outbreaks have been known to follow periods of above-normal rainfall, the timing of the outbreak events has largely been unknown. Similarly, there is inadequate knowledge on climate drivers of chikungunya outbreaks. ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 19, Number 1, January 2012 |
Jan 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| U.S. service members are at risk of malaria when they are assigned to endemic areas (e.g., Korea), participate in operations in endemic areas (e.g., Afghanistan, Africa) and visit malarious areas during personal travel. In 2011, 124 service members were reported with malaria. Nearly three-fourths of cases were presumably acquired in Afghanistan (n=91) and one-fi ft h were considered acquired in Africa (n=24). One-quarter of cases were caused by P. vivax ... |
|
| Summary of the Infectious Diseases and Disaster Response Conference in Abu Dhabi |
Jan 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Priya Baliga; Brittany J Tang-Sundquist; David R Hajjar; Faith A Cooper; Annette Von Thun; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Due to the interconnectedness of the world today and the ease with which infectious diseases can spread globally collaboration within and among countries around the world on pandemic planning and response is immensely important. One of the first steps for pandemic planning involves identifying existing gaps in a nation's current plans, and examining previous outbreaks for lessons learned. To identify such gaps, the World Health Organization (WHO) created a framework ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 12, December 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Diagnoses of complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (ICD-9-CM: 630-679) include both morbid complications and indications for routine care of pregnant women. During 2001-2010, U.S. service members with live births (n=156,314) had 1.16 million medical encounters with primary diagnoses of pregnancy complications . The most frequent diagnoses were other current conditions , other threatened labor (e.g., false labor), previous cesarean delivery and normal delivery . The number of complication-related ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 11, November 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Francis L O'Donnell; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| In July 2011, the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) Epidemiology Consult Service investigated an ongoing outbreak of acute gastrointestinal (GI) illness characterized by vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and stomach cramps that affected cadets and support personnel at a field training location at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Six outbreak-related stool specimens were confirmed by RT-PCR to be infected with norovirus, genogroup I. Overall, 290 cases (suspected and confirmed) ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 18, Number 10 |
Oct 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
John F Brundage; Ellen R Wertheimer; Denise S Olive; Leslie L Clark; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| CONTENTS: Relationships between increasing outpatient encounters for neurological disorders and introductions of associated diagnostic codes, active duty military service members, 1998-2010; Alcohol-related diagnoses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2001-2010; Update: Cold weather injuries, U.S. Armed Forces, July 2006-June 2011; Surveillance Snapshot: Reportable medical events of heat injury in relation to heat index, June-September 2011; Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest (summary tables and figures) |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 18, Number 9 |
Sep 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| International Disease Surveillance Conference - Meeting Synposis |
Sep 2011 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Priya Baliga; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| In September 2011, the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), in collaboration with the Maldives National Defense Force and the Maldives Ministry of Health hosted a three day International Disease Surveillance Conference in the Maldives. Both military and civilian public health experts from ten nations (Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China, ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 08, August 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Prevention, Policies and Priorities to Reduce the Impact of Malaria on US Military Forces |
Aug 2011 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Annette M Von Thun; Priya Baliga; Jennifer Cockrill; Mark Fukuda; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Malaria remains a significant force health protection issue and Service members contracting malaria continue to make headlines in the national news. The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report describes the greatest number of P. falciparum cases in the Department of Defense (DoD) since 2003 and malaria consistently ranks as the most important infectious disease threat to the U.S. military. Although progress has been noted in some areas (e.g. decline in P. vivax ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 07, July 2011 |
Jul 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Volume 18, Number 6, June 2011 |
JUN 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Duration of service after overweight-related diagnoses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2010; Noise-induced hearing injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2007-2010; Acute gastroenteritis outbreak at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC, January 2011; Surveillance snapshot: Gastroenteritis-related hospitalizations, 2001-2010; Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest |
|
| SAGES: A Suite of Freely-Available Software Tools for Electronic Disease Surveillance in Resource-Limited Settings |
10 May 2011 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Sheri L Lewis; Brian H Feighner; Wayne A Loschen; Richard A Wojcik; Joseph F Skora; Jacqueline S Coberly; David L Blazes; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Public health surveillance is undergoing a revolution driven by advances in the field of information technology. Many countries have experienced vast improvements in the collection, ingestion, analysis, visualization, and dissemination of public health data. Resource-limited countries have lagged behind due to challenges in information technology infrastructure, public health resources, and the costs of proprietary software. The Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance (SAGES) is a collection of modular, flexible, freely-available ... |
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 05, May 2011 |
May 2011 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 18, Number 04, April 2011 |
Apr 2011 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
|
| Training Initiatives within the AFHSC-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: Support for IHR (2005) |
04 Mar 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jean L Otto; Priya Baliga; Jose L Sanchez; Matthew C Johns; Gregory C Gray; John Grieco; Andres G Lescano; Jerry L Mothershead; Eric J Wagar; David L Blazes; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
|
| Training is a key component of building capacity for public health surveillance and response, but has often been difficult to quantify. During fiscal 2009, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) supported 18 partner organizations in conducting 123 training initiatives in 40 countries for 3,130 U.S. military, civilian and host-country personnel. The training assisted with supporting compliance with International Health Regulations, ... |
|
Reports by Corporate Author
