Abstract
The army has always been particularly exposed to the risk of infection, which Alphonse Laveran already analyzed in 1875 in his Traité des maladies et épidémies des armées. Nowadays, the risk of infection is still present, which is why the Armed Forces Health Service (SSA) employs modern research resources in this area structured around the Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA) supported by the Military Training Hospitals (HIA), the Armed Forces Epidemiology and Public Health Center (CESPA), and the Val-de-Grâce School.These resources meet current research needs in infectious and tropical diseases and are preparing to respond to future emergences.Recently, the SSA research has stood out in several epidemics and emergences that have affected the French Armed Forces and the national population.