Military Personnel Who Advance Global Surveillance for Infectious Diseases

The proportion of deaths from DNBIs versus battle injuries decreased significantly from the US Civil War (1861–1865; 60%) to World War II (25%); however, most Army hospital admissions (95%) during 1941–1945 still resulted from DNBIs. During the 5 major operations making up the Global War on Terrorism (2001–2021), the estimated incidence rate for diseases (e.g., behavioral health, chronic, ill-defined, infectious, respiratory) were almost 3 times higher than the incidence rates for nonbattle injuries and battle injuries. Since 1946, the US Department of Defense has operated overseas laboratories alongside host-country agencies with the purpose of studying and surveilling infectious diseases of mutual interest during periods of conflict and peace. State of Utah Alice Merrill Horned Art Collection [cited 2024 Oct 20]. https://cce.my.salesforce-sites.com/public/PtlArtifacts?field=artApp__Artist__c&value=a0j70000000CbLaAAK&heading=Carlos%20Anderson Withers BG, Craig SC.