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Military Medicine· 2026Q2

Panama’s Infectious Disease Legacy: Implications for Renewed Military Cooperation and Force Health Protection

Baxter R Murray, John L Kiley, Ryan Liberg

Short summary

US military contributions to discovering, treating, and preventing tropical infectious diseases in Panama can inform future risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

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Key points

  • Tropical infectious diseases are a recurring threat to US military health in Panama.
  • The US military has a history of significant contributions to understanding and combating these diseases.
  • Historical knowledge can inform current and future risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

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Abstract

Abstract Tropical infectious disease is a recurrent threat to Force Health Protection throughout the U.S. military presence in Panama. This article recounts some of the notable contributions of the U.S. military in the discovery, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases in hopes of informing future risk assessment and mitigation.

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Field: History

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