
The HSSS team members said they are prepared in case anyone contracts one of the many diseases in the country, which the brigade medical planner, Navy Lt. Diana Loffgren, said is possible. She said there are currently several confirmed cases of malaria in troops serving in Afghanistan, but noted that none of these cases involve U.S. service members.
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Tags: 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 2nd MEB Health Services Support Section, Afghanistan’s Regional Command-South, Anthrax, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, disease threats in Afghanistan, diseases of Afghanistan, hepatitis A, hepatitis E, leishmaniasis, malaria, medical care for Marines, rabies, sand fly fever, tuberculosis, typhoid and paratyphoid fever, typhus, west Nile fever
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This is something the Army has done for generations. In Cuba, Panama, Italy and now in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Tags: harmful pests, insect population, leishmaniasis, mosquitoes, sand flies, u s army, vector control, west nile virus
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CJTF-82
More than 300 Afghans received medical treatment and humanitarian aid from the Afghan National Police and Coalition forces in the Arghandab District of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25.
“I have been two days without food, and this aid that you brought us today is very helpful,” said Gul Mohammad, a local who received aid.
This mission was [...]
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Tags: Afghanistan, coalition forces, cold and flu symptoms, eye infections, harsh winter, leishmaniasis, medical humanitarian assistance, signs of malnutrition
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