Global Infectious Disease Surveillance at DoD Overseas Laboratories, 1999–2007

J. Jeremy Sueker Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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Jean-Paul Chretien Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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Joel C. Gaydos Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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Kevin L. Russell Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland; Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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The United States Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (DoD-GEIS) conducted a review in 2008 of projects funded by DoD-GEIS at five partner overseas laboratories from 1999 through 2007. During this period, the annual overseas programming budget grew from US$1.038 million to US$21 million. The review describes the distribution of project priorities and geographic locations over the years, the types of outcomes the projects generated, and the frequency with which they involved collaboration with other public health agencies and organizations, including CDC and WHO. Areas for further program strengthening are identified.

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*Address correspondence to J. Jeremy Sueker, Division of GEIS Operations, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, 2900 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: Jsueker@alumni.tufts.edu

Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent the positions of the Department of the Army or Department of Defense.

Authors' addresses: J. Jeremy Sueker, Joel C. Gaydos, and Kevin L. Russell, Division of GEIS Operations, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, 2900 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Jean-Paul Chretien, Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910; and Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument St, Suite 1–200, Baltimore, MD 21205.

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