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Epidemic Intelligence: Using the Internet & Text Messages to Fight Disease
Local doctors in Iquitos conduct a follow-up visit with a young Peruvian child as part of NAMRU-6 project on febrile surveillance. (Courtesy of National Naval medical Research Unit 6) In the field of...
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Time For An HIV Vaccine
Deployed U.S. forces have historically been exposed to diseases that are not prevalent in the U.S. such as malaria, leishmaniasis and dengue. To combat these disease threats, the U.S. military has...
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ONR Program Uses Cell Phones to Fight Epidemics
Take that, influenza virus! (Graphic from the CDC) A program managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to get ahead of epidemic outbreaks has led to the deployment of new healthcare monitoring and...
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Battling Biological Warfare
Nothing alerts the general populace quite like the word “pandemic”, and with good reason. (U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released) It is a threat human beings have...
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The Future of Synthetic Biology Applications
The development of increasingly sophisticated techniques and tools to sequence, synthesize and manipulate genetic material has led to the rapidly maturing discipline of synthetic biology. The goal of...
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Predicting Contagiousness to Limit the Spread of Disease
Imagine the workplace during flu season. Some people get sick and display clear symptoms—a warning sign to coworkers to avoid contact and for that individual to stay home. Others are infected, but...
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DoD Utilizes One Health Principles to Predict, Mitigate Disease Outbreaks
By Nellie Darling and Dr. Stic Harris Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch One Health is the principle that the health of humans, plants, animals and the environment are interconnected. At this...
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