History of U.S. military contributions to the study of parasitic diseases

Nancy F. Crum; Naomi E. Aronson; Edith R. Lederman; Janice M. Rusnak; John H. Cross

doi:10.7205/MILMED.170.4S.17

History of U.S. military contributions to the study of parasitic diseases

Nancy F. Crum^*, Naomi E. Aronson, Edith R. Lederman, Janice M. Rusnak, John H. Cross

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U.S. military researchers have made major contributions to the discovery, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a number of parasitic diseases. We review the paramount U.S. military contributions to the understanding of leishmaniasis, filariasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, gastrointestinal parasites, intestinal capillariasis, and angiostrongyliasis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-29
Number of pages	13
Journal	Military Medicine
Volume	170
Issue number	4 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED.170.4S.17
State	Published - Apr 2005
Externally published	Yes

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