虫媒性疾病在历史上一直是造成非战斗性减员、削弱军队战斗力的重要因素。美军在侵越战争时期的疾病和非战斗性受伤率为196/1000人,其中疟疾就占了总数的一半。今天,在世界许多地区,虫媒性疾病尤其是疟疾和登革热,仍然是影响军事战争的重要因素。由于抗杀虫剂性蚊子及耐药性疟原虫的出现,以及疟疾控制计划投资不足,疟疾在全球 Pest-borne diseases have historically been an important factor in causing non-combat attrition and undermining of the military’s combat effectiveness. The U.S. military had 196/1000 sick and non-combat injuries during the Vietnam War, of which malaria accounted for half of the total. Today, in many parts of the world, vector-borne diseases, especially malaria and dengue, continue to be important factors affecting the military war. Due to the emergence of anti-mosquito mosquitoes and drug-resistant Plasmodium, as well as under-investment in malaria control programs, malaria worldwide