Influenza Control in the Armed Forces

Armed Forces of the Persian Gulf Countries

The armed forces and the army are main elements of national power. Military readiness gives real significance to the geography, natural resources, and industrial power. Military elements of national power include military purposes, military doctrines, military strategies and policies (defensive and non-defensive), forces, training, command, military technology, weapons and equipment, military o...

Spanish Influenza in Japanese Armed Forces, 1918–1920

With the recent outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1), the risk for the next influenza pandemic has increased. For effective countermeasures against the next pandemic, investigation of past pandemics is necessary. We selected cases diagnosed as influenza from medical records and hospitalization registries of Japanese army hospitals during 1918-1920, the Spanish influenza era, and investigated c...

Institutional Control of the Armed Forces in Nigeria

Diversity of influenza-like illness etiology in Polish Armed Forces in influenza epidemic season.

The aim of this study was to conduct an epidemiological and laboratory surveillance of Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) in Polish Armed Forces, civilian military personnel and their families in 2011/2012 epidemic season, under the United States Department of Defense-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (DoD-GEIS). ILI incidence data were analyzed in relation to age, gender,...

Identification and ranking of the sport development factors in the Health Branch of Armed Forces

Background and Aim: Promoting physical activity is one of the most important and effective strategies to reduce the risk of some diseases, reduce social deviations, and increase the vitality of communities. The purpose of the present study was to identification and ranking of the sport development factors in the health branch of armed forces. Methods: The statistical population of the study inc...