The Department of Defense Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program: its impact on public health, from the U.S. Armed Forces to global health

William E Gruner; Laurie S DeMarcus; Jeffrey W Thervil; Bismark Kwaah; Whitney N Jenkins; Amy L Bogue; Tamara R Hartless; Anthony S Robbins; James F Hanson; Jimmaline J Hardy; Deanna M Muehlman; Anthony C Fries; Elizabeth A Macias

The Department of Defense Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program: its impact on public health, from the U.S. Armed Forces to global health

MSMR. 2025 Apr 20;32(4):32-40.

Affiliations

¹ JYG Innovations, LLC, Dayton, OH.
² Innovative Element, LLC, Beavercreek, OH.
³ U.S. Defense Health Agency Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Air Force Satellite.
⁴ Defense Centers for Public Health-Dayton, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

PMID: 40305861
PMCID: PMC12091949

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Keywords: Armed Forces; Department of Defense; DoDGRPSP; Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program; United States; disease; global; military; outbreak; respiratory illness; surveillance.

Plain language summary

This guest editorial provides information on the U.S. Department of Defense Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program’s collaborations throughout the Department of Defense as well as other government agencies, its surveillance network, specimen testing capabilities and protocols, in-depth pathogen characterization, and impacts on public health.