President's Malaria Initiative
Abstract
Malaria was the single most serious health hazard to Allied troops in the South Pacific area during World War II. It caused up to five times as many casualties as combat. Some 100,000 Allied military personnel contracted malaria in the South Pacific, most more than once. On Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, this disease threatened the success of the military campaign. Due to the presence of U.S. military personnel around the world and because of our experience with malaria, military entomologists are often expected to confront this and other vector-borne diseases. Although force health protection is our primary mission, many operations are humanitarian in nature and require working with host country ministries of health. These efforts are usually of short duration and range from small-scale control operations designed to prevent epidemics, to training of in-country public health staff.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADP023976
Entities
People
- Craig Stoops