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DHA Public Health Launches MilTICK SURE Path: Surveillance for Understudied, Rare Emerging Pathogens
The MilTICK program is expanding its disease surveillance to include deadly emerging pathogens. MilTICK SURE Path is a critical tool for defense public health entomology and public health officials in tracking emerging disease threats.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Butte County, California, may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 13, 2024, due to the Thompson Fire.
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The Armed Forces Repository of Specimen Samples for the Identification of Remains started collecting DNA specimens in 1992. Today, they have roughly 630,000 specimen cards in each aisle, totaling over 1.26 million cards per row.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in nine Wisconsin counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 10, 2024, due to severe weather.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 10, 2024, due to Tropical Storm Beryl.
The Defense Department’s patient movement system ensures the expedited transport and en route medical care of service members — anywhere, any time.
This report summarizes the nature, numbers, and trends of conditions for which military members were medically evacuated from the U.S. Central Command or Africa Central Command operations in 2023, with historical comparisons to the previous four years.
This report provides an updated summary of health care burdens among Military Health System beneficiaries including non-service member dependents during 2023.
This report details the health encounters of service members deployed to two specific theaters of operation, US Central Command and US Africa Command, the geographic combatant commands with the largest concentrations of service members with no access to fixed medical facilities.
This is the latest available monthly summary of reportable medical events documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System.
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