Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 METHODOLOGY -- 3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES ENDEMIC TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA THAT HAVE LONG-TERM ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES DIAGNOSED IN US TROOPS WHO SERVED IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- 5 LEVELS OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELECT DISEASES AND LONGTERM ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 6 DISEASES AND AGENTS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO VETERANS OF GULF WAR, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- APPENDIX--BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE -- INDEX.