Prevalence of contraindications to mefloquine use among USA military personnel deployed to Afghanistan
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Seroconversion for Infectious Pathogens among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan, 2008–2011
Military personnel are at high risk of contracting vector-borne and zoonotic infections, particularly during overseas deployments, when they may be exposed to endemic or emerging infections not prevalent in their native countries. We conducted seroprevalence testing of 467 UK military personnel deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during 2008-2011 and found that up to 3.1% showed seroconv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-30