[New concepts in epidemiological surveillance in French army].
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.
Touze
Jean Etienne
JE
Direction centrale du Service de santé des armées, BP: 125; 00459 armées.
Richard
Vincent
V
Josse
Richard
R
Meynard
Jean Baptiste
JB
Spiegel
André
A
Boutin
Jean Paul
JP
Meyran
Michel
M
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