Perspectives on the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System:

A Program Review (2001)

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Philip S. Brachman, Heather C. O'Maonaigh, and Richard N. Miller, Editors, Committee to Review the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, Medical Follow-Up Agency

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Perspectives on the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: A Program Review describes the capacity, quality, and effectiveness of the international and domestic facilities and programs that are a part of a DoD system to monitor and address emerging infectious diseases globally. The committee concludes that the goals of the system are in U.S. military, U.S. civilian, and global public health interests and that substantial progress has been made toward achieving system goals.

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A Program Review (2001)

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Perspectives on the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System:

A Program Review (2001)

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Front Matter i-xxiv

Executive Summary 1-18

1 Introduction 19-28

2 GEIS at Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Peru 29-46

3 GEIS at Naval Medical Research Unit 2, Indonesia 47-64

4 GEIS at Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Thailand 65-82

5 GEIS at Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Egypt 83-98

6 GEIS at U.S. Army Medical Research Unit, Kenya 99-120

7 GEIS Central Hub and Military Health System Activities 121-158

8 Summary Conclusions and Recommendations 159-176

References 177-186

Appendix: Committee Member and Staff Biographical Summaries 187-190

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