• Military medicine · Apr 2005

    Historical Article

    History of U.S. military contributions to the study of vaccines against infectious diseases.

    • Andrew W Artenstein, Jason M Opal, Steven M Opal, Edmund C Tramont, Georges Peter, and Phillip K Russell.
    • Center for Biodefense and Emerging Pathogens, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USA.
    • Mil Med. 2005 Apr 1;170(4 Suppl):3-11.

    AbstractThe U.S. military has a long and illustrious history of involvement with vaccines against infectious diseases. For more than 200 years, the military has been actively engaged in vaccine research and has made many important contributions to the development of these products for use in disease prevention and control. Through the efforts of military researchers, numerous serious threats to the health of American troops and their families have been mitigated.

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