| Briefing Date: | 10/13/2006 |
| Topic: | Gulf War and Health: Volume 5. Infectious Diseases |
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
Institute of Medicine
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Committee on Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases
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Congressional Briefings
Friday, October 13, 2006
412 Russell Senate Office Bldg. – 11:00 a.m.
and
334 Cannon House Office Bldg. – 2:00 p.m.
on
Gulf War and Health: Volume 5. Infectious Diseases
Requested by Congress in P.L. 105-277 and P.L. 105-368, this report is the latest in a series of studies on the potential health effects of service during the 1991 Gulf War. The report evaluates what scientific and medical literature reveals about the potential long-term health effects of leishmaniasis, sandfly fever, and other infectious diseases soldiers may have contracted during their service.
These series of briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on October 16, 2006 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.
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