Protection of Military Personnel Against Vector-Borne Diseases: A Review of Collaborative Work of the Australian and US Military Over the Last 30 Years.
Australian and US military medical services have collaborated since World War II to minimize vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and scrub typhus. In this review, collaboration over the last 30 years is discussed. The collaborative projects and exchange scientist programs have resulted in mutually beneficial outcomes in the fields of drug development and personal protection measures against vector-borne diseases.
Australian Army Malaria Institute, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia.
Stephen P
SP
Frances
Michael D
MD
Edstein
Mustapha
M
Debboun
G Dennis
GD
Shanks
D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D008889:Military Personnel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000634:Aminoquinolines; C055852:tafenoquine
Australia; Malaysia; Thailand; drug development; malaria; personal protection; scrub typhus