Falciparum Malaria: An Outbreak in a Military Population on an Operational Deployment

Tuck, Jeremy; Green, Andrew; Roberts, K. I.

doi:10.1093/milmed/168.8.639

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“…Tuck et al [3], have reported an outbreak among military personnel deployed in Sierra Leone exposed to high risk of falciparum malaria. The outbreak resulted from inadequate compliance of protection policies during operational commitments.…”

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Malaria on the Move : Ecological Considerations for the Armed Forces

Jaiswal¹,

Srinivasan²,

Mehta³

et al. 2007

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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Background: Armed forces personnel deployed in the North Eastern states of India are vulnerable to falciparum malaria. This vulnerability increases during mobilization of troops. Methods: Epidemiological case sheet was used for recording individual movement, clinical features and laboratory investigations of each case of malaria. Immunochromotography test (ICT) or Paracheck Pf was used as a rapid test for falciparum malaria at the regimental aid post (RAP). Subsequently, a case control approach was used to ascertain whether the cases of malaria differed significantly from healthy controls in observing antimalaria measures such as the use of mosquito nets, repellants and chemoprophylaxis. Result: Nineteen out of 623 soldiers suffered from falciparum malaria during a short period of ten days during operational mobilization. Use of mosquito nets and repellants was significantly less among the cases as compared to healthy controls. There was no significant difference among the two groups regarding compliance with chemoprophylaxis. Conclusion: A paradigm of "malaria on the move" or "operational malaria" has been proposed.

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“…This involve intensive pre-deployment health education which incorporate the A, B, C, D approach to malaria protection [3]. A is awareness, B is bite avoidance, C is chemoprophylaxis, and D is diagnosis (early diagnosis and aggressive curative therapy).…”

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Malaria on the Move : Ecological Considerations for the Armed Forces

Jaiswal¹,

Srinivasan²,

Mehta³

et al. 2007

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…In a UK deployment to Sierra Leone in 2000, >200 troops developed malaria 22. In 2003, in adjacent Liberia, nearly 20% of 225 deployed US Marines developed the disease; it was subsequently found that only 10% of the population at risk had been compliant with chemoprophylaxis and none had slept under mosquito nets 23.…”

Section: Vector-borne Diseasementioning

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Bending the curve: force health protection during the insertion phase of the Ebola outbreak response

Bailey

Beaton²,

Bowley

et al. 2015

J R Army Med Corps

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After >10 years of enduring operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defence Strategic Direction is returning to a contingency posture. As the first post-Afghanistan operation, in September 2014, a UK Joint Inter-Agency Task Force deployed to Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa. The aims were expanding treatment capacity, assisting with training and supporting host nation resilience. The insertion phase of this deployment created a unique set of challenges for force health protection. In addition to the considerable risk of tropical disease and trauma, deployed personnel faced the risks of working in an EVD epidemic. This report explores how deployed medical assets overcame the difficulties of mounting a short-notice contingent operation in a region of the world with inherent major climatic and health challenges.

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“…The health agencies have always been determined to eradicate malaria but the emergence of drug resistance, widespread resistance to available insecticides, wars, massive population movements, and lack of community participation have made the long-term maintenance of the effort untenable. Malaria episodes have been reported from the armed forces all around the world as the troops are not able to take precautions during operation and duty hours 29,30 . In malaria hyper endemic areas such as north eastern region of India, the military forces have always been at the risk of malaria infection probably due to duty demand and sometimes movement of susceptible soldiers from the non endemic zone.…”

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Military Malaria in Northeast Region of India

Dhiman¹,

Baruah²,

Singh³

2010

DSJ

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Malaria has always been a pernicious problem of serious health hazard in the northeast region of India. The problem is worst for military and paramilitary forces deputed in all the states of this part of country. The forces are deployed for a short time generally from non malarious regions and thus become highly vulnerable to acquire the malaria infection. Several potential malaria vectors with very high vectorial capacity and high slide positivity rate in civil population manifold the chances of infection. In the present review, the incidence of malaria in the armed forces and paramilitary forces are discussed in detail and minimal measures for the control of malaria in northeastern region have been suggested.

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Falciparum Malaria: An Outbreak in a Military Population on an Operational Deployment

Cited by 12 publications

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Malaria on the Move : Ecological Considerations for the Armed Forces

Malaria on the Move : Ecological Considerations for the Armed Forces

Bending the curve: force health protection during the insertion phase of the Ebola outbreak response

Military Malaria in Northeast Region of India

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