Dennis Shanks

Articles by Dennis Shanks


Australian Defence Force’ Role in Regional Health Security: Missions Defined by Infectious Diseases

G D Shanks ‘God alone would not have sent such an epidemic.’ Samoan Chief during New Zealand Samoan Epidemic Commission hearings 1919.1 History shows that infectious diseases often determined the ability of armed forces to maintain soldiers on campaign  and  sailors  in  ships.  Prior  to the industrialisation of warfare in World War I, disease casualties… Read more »

By Dennis Shanks In   Issue Volume 28 No 3 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2023-36154431/JMVH Vol 28 No 3

Plasmodium knowlesi infection in an Australian soldier following jungle warfare training in Malaysia

Abstract: An Australian Army soldier developed a fever after returning to Australia following a three-month deployment to Rifle Company Butterworth, Malaysia. Ten days prior to presentation he had participated in jungle warfare training at Burma Camp, Pulada in Johor, Malaysia. No known direct contact was made with monkeys, which were known to be in the… Read more »

By Dennis Shanks , CAPT Simone Dowd , LTCOL Ken Lilley , Arun Thangarajan and Kristin Roe In   Issue Volume 28 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2021-94393665/JMVH Vol 28 No 1