Division of Analysis Military personnel routinely undergo screening and confirmatory tests of drug abuse, primarily morphine, amphetamine and marijuana. Research and laboratory support are provided to assess environmental, clinical and occupational exposures to potential hazards. Active investigations include monitoring the water supply for quality and contaminants, evaluating health problems in workers exposed to toxic chemicals in RTA industrial plants, studies of cyanobacterial toxins in water resources in army units and determination of vitamin, electrolyte or antimalarial drugs levels in biological fluids. Studies of the herbal effects on biochemistry values are also conducted. The seroprevalence of antibody to leptospirosis and risk factors are determined in Thai military recruits.
Collaborative studies involving zoonotic and vector-borne diseases are ongoing.
Wild and indigenous animals are monitored for scrub typhus and leptospirosis. Animal studies have been conducted to determine the efficacy of therapeutics in treating scrub typhus and nematode parasites.