Medical Surveillance Monthly Report MSMR). Volume 4, Number 7, October/November 1998
Abstract
Between 27 August and 1 September 1998, 99 soldiers assigned to the Fort Bliss Air Defense Artillery Training Center in El Paso, Texas were hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis (AGE). In order of descending frequency, their symptoms were acute onset of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever (table 1). Initial clinical evaluations suggested the diagnosis of acute viral gastroenteritis. The median duration of hospitalizations was 24 hours (range: 12-72 hours). All soldiers admitted to the local William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) were assigned to the same unit and lived in close proximity within the training area compound (a five-by three- building rectangular compound that was segregated from the rest of the Fort Bliss installation). The hospitalization rate for AGE in the affected unit was 12% (99/835). Two dining facilities, "DF1" and "DF2," were located across from each other in the center of the compound. While some soldiers expressed a preference for one or the other, they generally dined where directed by their drill instructors or where the line was shorter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA497198
Entities
People
- John Brundage
- Kimmie Kohlhase
- Mark V. Ruberton
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center