Armed Forces Epidemiology Board 1920 Feb 02

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Armed Forces Epidemiology Board19-20 Feb 02

• MAJ Brian Balough
• Joint Staff
• J4/Medical Readiness Division

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Joint Staff

• Rewrite of the JCS Deployment Health Surveillance
  and Readiness Dec 98 Memorandum
• Updates medical requirements for assessing health
  readiness
• Outlines requirements for health surveillance
  during deployments
• Expands requirements for occupational and
  environmental health surveillance
• Contingency IND Protocols
• Variola Virus Vaccine (DRYVAX)
• Pentavalent Botulinum Toxoid

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Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

• Preventive Medicine Issues/Efforts within
  Southwest Asia
• Robust Force Health Protection plan, policy,
  guidance and assets
• Medical intelligence efforts
• Health Hazard Assessments
• Disease and Non-Battle Injury Surveillance
• Weekly surveillance and reporting
• No unusual trends
• Pre-Deployment Forms
• Environmental Surveillance

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Joint Staff

• Preventive Medicine issues for Guantanamo Bay
  Cuba (GTMO)
• Medical screening for detainees
• Personal protection measures for US Forces
• Medical surveillance
• Navy PM Unit added to FP-1 and deployed early on
• Increased adulticide and larvicide
• GTMO is existing fixed facility with good
  infrastructure

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GTMO Detainee DNBI Rates
They arrive at GTMO in poor condition
Improved rates after improved living conditions
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DNBI RATES FOR JTF-160