Deployment Related Infections

ID threats during military deployments have had dramatic effects throughout history and continue to impact modern militaries. These threats include extremely common ailments with predominantly short-term morbidity such as infectious diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, as well as less common but potentially fatal illnesses associated with fever such as malaria, dengue or rickettsial disease. The IDCRP’s CONUS-based tertiary care medical centers are frequently involved with the pre-deployment or pre-travel evaluation and management to prevent these infections as well as the evaluation and care of beneficiaries returning with infections acquired while abroad. This research focus area encourages investigator-initiated efforts to address investigations of priority infectious disease threats impacting military operations, particularly during or following deployment, generating necessary evidence for prevention and/or therapeutic strategies that support DoD policy.