Citation

Touze JE, Richard V, Josse R, Meynard JB, Spiegel A, Boutin JP, Meyran M. Bull. Acad. Natl. Med. 2004; 188(7): 1143-51; discussion 1151-2.

Vernacular Title

Les nouveaux concepts de la surveillance epidemiologique dans l'armee francaise.

Affiliation

Direction centrale du Service de santé des armées, BP: 125; 00459 armées.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15787070

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.

Language: fr