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Update: Malaria, U.S. Armed Forces, 2012 In 2012, 38 service members were reported with malaria, fewer than in any of the past nine years... Confirmed malaria cases among active component U.S. Army personnel, January-September 2012 Adherence to Army malaria prevention measures during deployment and compliance with post-deployment primaquine chemprophylaxis were found to be poor... Editorial: presumptive anti-relapse treatment for malaria in military forces How can practitioners provide the best guidance to military commanders about force health protection chemoprophylaxis within the constraints of federal law? Images in health surveillance: permethrin treatment of uniforms Staphylococcus aureus and other skin and soft tissue infections among basic military trainees, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 2008-2012 The high MRSA positivity rate in this population suggests that all abscesses should be treated as MRSA unless future microbiological surveillance suggests otherwise...

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UPDATE: Seasonal Influenza in the General U.S. and DoD Populations Influenza activity appears to have peaked in the United States, though much of the country is still experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness as a percentage of total visits to a physician. This update from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center provides information on influenza activity throughout the United States and the DoD. It includes a summary of the situation and resources for appropriate response. For detailed information... Force Health Protection: Inside AFHSC 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. Detecting and Reporting DoD Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center is providing guidance as of 30 NOV 2012. AFHSC 2011 Annual Report The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center has come a long way since the merging of the Department of Defense public health and global surveillance assets in February 2008. The 2011 AFHSC Annual reports marks the first agency-wide look at its programs and initiatives. The report describes the AFHSC data collection process, development of analyses and reports, documentation of surveillance standards and key contributions to surveillance through the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS)... Annual HIV Update 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.	Seasonal Influenza Update Inside AFHSC Novel Coronavirus Infection AFHSC 2011 Annual Report Annual HIV Update

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Seasonal Influenza in the General U.S. and DoD Populations

Influenza activity appears to have peaked in the United States, though much of the country is still experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness as a percentage of total visits to a physician.

This update from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center provides information on influenza activity throughout the United States and the DoD. It includes a summary of the situation and resources for appropriate response. For detailed information...

Force Health Protection: Inside AFHSC

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.

Detecting and Reporting DoD Cases of Novel Coronavirus Infection

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center is providing guidance as of 30 NOV 2012.

AFHSC 2011 Annual Report

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center has come a long way since the merging of the Department of Defense public health and global surveillance assets in February 2008. The 2011 AFHSC Annual reports marks the first agency-wide look at its programs and initiatives. The report describes the AFHSC data collection process, development of analyses and reports, documentation of surveillance standards and key contributions to surveillance through the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS)...

Annual HIV Update

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.

Seasonal Influenza Update Inside AFHSC Novel Coronavirus Infection AFHSC 2011 Annual Report Annual HIV Update

Influenza Surveillance Summary and Reports

Weekly and annual influenza updates ...

Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS)

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

Installation Injury Reports

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

DoD Serum Repository (DoDSR)

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

Armed Forces Reportable Events

Achieves data consistency and standardization of...

Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System (GEIS)

Promotes, expands...

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