Transfer, Storage and Oversight of the Warren Air Force Base Cohort Serum Repository and Data Assets

Abstract

Sera in the Warren Air Force Base serum repository were collected from more than 30,000Air Force recruits during the Korean Conflict. The sera were obtained as a part of the extensive studies of streptococcal infections and rheumatic fever carried out by Dr. Charles Rammelkamp, Dr. Lewis Wannamaker, Dr. Floyd Denny, Dr. Harold Houser and others. These studies and the on-base laboratory were established and funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) based on the recommendation of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB). Much of what is known about the epidemiology, natural history and treatment of group Astreptococcal infections as well as prevention of complications was learned during the Warren studies between 1949 and 1952. The Warren laboratory and group of investigators were awarded a Lasker Prize for these sentinel studies in 1954.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 2009
Accession Number
AD1034175

Entities

People

  • Gail Wilensky
  • Gregory A. Poland

Organizations

  • Defense Health Board

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Clinical Laboratories
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural History
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Storage
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Military History
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.