Infectious diseases during the European Union training mission Mali (EUTM MLI) - a four-year experience.

Background: The European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM MLI) is a multinational military training deployment to the Western African tropical nation of Mali. Based on routinely collected disease and non-battle injury surveillance data, this study quantifies the true impact of infectious diseases for this tropical mission and potential seasonal variations in infectious disease threats.

Methods: Categorized health events during the EUTM MLI mission and associated lost working days were reported using the EpiNATO-2 report.