title: [New concepts in epidemiological surveillance in French army].
abstract: Epidemiological surveillance within the French Armed Forces has had to take into account various changes in infectious diseases in recent years. The French Armed Forces are encountering new hazards, such as the spread of HIV infection, Plasmodium falciparum chemoresistance, and outbreaks of emerging diseases. Bioterrorism, industrial and occupational hazards are added concerns. For these reasons, the French Military Medical Service has introduced a new concept based on permanent epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases. This is completed by a real-time spatial surveillance designed to detect very rapidly potential communicable diseases or new emerging diseases. This epidemiological system, based on data modeling, enhances the medical information available to staff commands before deployment to new areas.
authors.affiliation: Direction centrale du Service de santé des armées, BP: 125; 00459 armées.
authors.forename: Jean Etienne
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Touze
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Josse
authors.forename: Jean Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Meynard
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spiegel
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyran
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D018923:Persian Gulf Syndrome; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors