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Patrick Connor¹, E Hutley, H E Mulcahy

¹Military Enteric Disease Group, Department of Military Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.

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Summary

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Diarrhoeal disease significantly impacts military operations, causing substantial illness and lost duty days. Current surveillance methods underestimate the true incidence and burden of these conditions in deployed personnel.

Keywords:

EPIDEMIOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEASES PUBLIC HEALTH

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Area of Science:

Military Medicine
Epidemiology
Infectious Disease

Background:

Diarrhoeal disease is a major contributor to disease non-battle injury (DNBI) in military operations.
Existing data collection methods (J97/EPINATO) likely under-record diarrhoea incidence due to reliance on self-presentation.
Inadequate classification of diarrhoeal diseases within current reporting systems is a recognized issue.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the incidence and burden of diarrhoeal disease in military personnel during Operation HERRICK.
To evaluate the effectiveness of current surveillance methods in capturing diarrhoeal disease data.

Main Methods:

Two post-tour questionnaire-based surveillance studies were conducted.
Data were collected at the end of Operation HERRICK 6 (H6) and Operation HERRICK 10 (H10).

Main Results:

Approximately 40% of surveyed troops reported at least one diarrhoeal illness episode in both surveillance periods.
Illness severity, measured by symptomatology and time lost from duty, increased from H6 to H10.
The operational burden of diarrhoeal disease was substantial and higher in H10 compared to H6.

Conclusions:

Diarrhoeal disease represents a significant cause of DNBI during military operations.
Current data collection methods underestimate the true incidence and operational impact of diarrhoeal disease.