The sanitary-epidemiological detachment in the army or front is the military personnel of the epidemiological surveillance troops and their units.
The main tasks of the sanitary-epidemiological detachment are:
1. Study of the epidemiological situation on the ground or in the area of the camp site 19. Determination of the nature of infection of vectors and the probable focus of the disease. 20. Training of personnel of units and formations in the rules of behavior and personal protection measures in case of suspected infectious diseases based on an assessment of the epidemiological situation. 21. Monitoring and supervising the sanitary condition of departments. 22. Carrying out measures for sanitary treatment of personnel, uniforms and places of placement, destruction of insects and rodents. 23. Implementation of measures to eliminate the consequences of toxic substances entering the respiratory tract and mucous membranes.