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Editorial: Can the active component U.S. military achieve tuberculosis elimination? Editorial: Can the active component U.S. military achieve tuberculosis elimination?

Low-incidence populations are known to pose a special risk of increased transmission and outbreaks because of the erosion of public health infrastructure and loss of expertise that can result in delays in diagnosis and incomplete follow-up...

Tuberculosis trends in the U.S. Armed Forces, active component, 1998-2012 Tuberculosis trends in the U.S. Armed Forces, active component, 1998-2012

During the last five years of the surveillance period, the most common factor associated with the diagnosis of TB disease during military service was latent infection at time of accession; also, as many as 24 percent of cases of TB were associated with deployment to Iraq or other military exposures...

Using the tuberculosis cohort review to evaluate and improve the U.S. Army's tuberculosis control program Using the tuberculosis cohort review to evaluate and improve the U.S. Army's tuberculosis control program

The objective of this evaluation was to use a TB cohort review process to assess indicators of the quality and effectiveness of the TB control program in the U.S. Army...

Incidence of acute respiratory illnesses among enlisted service members during their first year of military service: Did the 2011 resumption of adenovirus vaccination of basic trainees have an effect? Incidence of acute respiratory illnesses among enlisted service members during their first year of military service: Did the 2011 resumption of adenovirus vaccination of basic trainees have an effect?

In the 2012 cohort compared to the prior year cohorts, incidence rates of hospitalizations for pneumonia and of outpatient diagnoses of the other two acute respiratory illness types of interest were lower during the first three months but not the next nine months of enlisted service...

Epilepsy in active component service members, 1998-2012 Epilepsy in active component service members, 1998-2012

Of the 11,295 incident cases of epilepsy, a majority (85.8%) had no predisposing condition identified in their medical record; the remaining 14.2 percent had at least one possible predisposing condition identified preceding their incident seizure/epilepsy encounter...

 

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Detecting and Reporting DoD Cases of MERS-CoV Infection
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The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center is providing guidance as of 10 JUNE 2013.

Influenza A (H7N9) Testing Guidance
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Guidance on diagnostic and surveillance testing for avian influenza A (H7N9) as of 29 APR 2013.

AFHSC Sponsors First West Africa Malaria Task Force Meeting
AFHSC Sponsors First West Africa Malaria Task Force Meeting

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) are sponsoring medical personnel and experts from the eight nations that comprise the Economic Community of West African States to share best practices in the prevention and treatment of malaria during a three-day of meeting of the first-ever West Africa Malaria Task Force in Accra, Ghana.

Earn free CME credits from Medscape
Earn free CME credits from Medscape

Read the MSMR article entitled "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."

Force Health Protection: Inside AFHSC
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The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) plays a critical role in force health protection. AFHSC watches over the health of all those who serve our nation in uniform through its mission of medical surveillance. Explore the scope of AFHSC programs and initiatives for our U.S. service members and allies that are critical to our national security interests.

View Annual HIV Update
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Routine screening for antibodies to HIV-1, civilian applicants for U.S. military service and U.S. Armed Forces, active and reserve components, August 2011.

Influenza Surveillance Summary and Reports Influenza Surveillance Summary and Reports

Weekly and annual influenza updates ...Read more

DMSSDefense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS)


Database containing up-to-date and historical...Read more

Installation Injury ReportsInstallation Injury Reports


Injury related data of active duty U.S. service members based on...Read more

DoDSR DoD Serum Repository (DoDSR)


Specimens contained in the DoDSR are available to researchers...Read more

Armed Forces Reportable EventsArmed Forces Reportable Events


Achieves data consistency and standardization of...Read more


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