Mitigation of Threats to the Continuation of Marine Recruit Training Posed by a Category 4/5 Influenza Pandemic

Abstract

The challenges to continuity of recruit training during a Category 4/5 influenza pandemic are so formidable, and the non- pharmaceutical interventions to counter them so limited, complicated, and prone to error in implementation that we reluctantly conclude that the most sensible course, in the absence of an effective vaccine or reliable and safe antiviral prophylaxis, may be to rely on personnel actions other than recruit input to maintain force levels during a pandemic this severe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470468

Entities

People

  • Arnold S. Monto
  • Clete Digiovanni
  • John D. Malone

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continuity
  • Influenza
  • Intervention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Trainees
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology