Congrès
Médecine Tropicale • 2001 • 61 • 1 • 91
Despite the availability for most arthropod-borne diseases
of effective drug and non-drug preventive measures,
these diseases continue to pose a serious threat to deployed
troops.
A recent analysis of short...
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Congrès
Médecine Tropicale • 2001 • 61 • 1 • 91
Despite the availability for most arthropod-borne diseases
of effective drug and non-drug preventive measures,
these diseases continue to pose a serious threat to deployed
troops.
A recent analysis of short missions carried out by
NATO forces during the 1990s to various malaria-endemic
regions found that the crude attack rate of malaria was typically
ABSTRACT • We describe the British Army’s current strategy for controlling arthropod vectors of disease during overseas
deployments.
Military commanders and medical officers have different, but complementary responsibilities in achieving vector control.
In this paper we define a hierarchy of evidence-based vector control guidelines.
Field guidelines must be based on
the best available research evidence, preferably that derived from pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and from
systematic reviews of trials.
Assessing the effectiveness of different vector control measures involve
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