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the 1991 Gulf War. Read more about the earlier studies.Institute of Medicine committee will review, evaluate, and summarize the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature on long-term adverse ...%22 "><img src="/web/20061209004814im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/icons/icon_email.gif" alt="Email" border="0"/></a> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="/web/20061209004814im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0"/><br/> <span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_Content1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoNormal">In 1998, the IOM began a series of congressionally-mandated studies to examine the scientific and medical literature on the potential health effects of chemical and biological agents related to the 1991 Gulf War.  <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/?id=24216">Read more about the earlier studies.</a> <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal">Institute of Medicine committee will review, evaluate, and summarize the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature on long-term adverse human health effects associated with selected infectious diseases pertinent to Gulf War veterans.  The infectious diseases can include, but are not limited to, diseases caused by pathogenic Escherichia coli, shigellosis, leishmaniasis, and sandfly fever. <p class="MsoNormal">This study is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This is the fourth study in a series of studies on Gulf War exposures and human health effects. The study is mandated by Congressional legislation (P.L. 105-368 and P.L. 105-277). <p class="MsoNormal">For more infomation on the committee, <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/?id=27556">please click here.</a> <p class="MsoNormal">You can provide <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/?id=27558">feedback</a> to the committee members and staff concerning this project through the <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/?id=27559">National Academies Current Project System.</a> <p class="MsoNormal">Please note that any comments that you submit to the committee through this website or otherwise, including your name and identifying information, will not be kept confidential and will be included in a Public Access File. The National Academies shall be authorized to use any such comments or submissions in accordance with the <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/?id=27572">National Academies' Terms of Use Statement</a>.</a> <p class="MsoNormal">  <p class="MsoNormal"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </span><br/><br/>  <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="4" height="1" class="ListSection"> <span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_ProjectMeetings_EventListTitle">Project Meetings</span> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/24210/27561.aspx">Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases: Meeting Two</a> </td> <td align="right" nowrap> May 26, 2005 </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20"> </td> <td class="altRow"> <a href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/24210/27576.aspx">Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases: Meeting One</a> </td> <td class="altRow" align="right" nowrap> Mar 29, 2005 </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20"> </td> <td> <a href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/24210/27579.aspx">Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases: Meeting Three</a> </td> <td align="right" nowrap> Aug 23, 2005 </td> </tr> </table>  <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="4" height="1" class="ListSection"> <span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_RelatedReports_RelatedReportsListTitle">Related Reports</span> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="0"> </td> <td width="80"> <a href="/web/20061209004814/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/24210/38154.aspx"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20061209004814im_/http://newton.nap.edu/images/cover.php?type=minicov&id=11765" alt="Gulf War and Health: Volume 5. 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