Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 4, Number 6, September 1998
Abstract
Operation Cobra Gold is a combined/joint air, land, maritime, amphibious and special operations exercise that is conducted biennially in Thailand. In 1998, the Cobra Gold exercise was conducted by a task force composed of Thai and US (Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy) forces. The major field training portion of Cobra Gold 98 (CG98) took place in May. A Theater Medical Surveillance Team (TMST) from the Navy and a Theater Diarrhea and Febrile Illness Surveillance Team (TDFIST) from the Army and Navy deployed to Thailand during the busiest period of field operations to assist in the conduct of theater-wide medical surveillance. This report summarizes the disease and non-battle injury (DNBI) experiences of US participants in CG98. DNBI surveillance was conducted at six field clinics dispersed throughout the CG98 exercise areas: Kanchanaburi, Utapao, Samaesan, Korat, Lopburi, and Takhli. Each clinic provided weekly reports of outpatient visits in 17 medical categories to a central database. Because of the anticipated high risk of food and waterborne illnesses, intensive surveillance of diarrhea was conducted at three of the field clinics (Kannchanaburi, Utapao, and Samaesan). At these sites, all patients with diarrheal illnesses (defined as > 3 loose bowel movements in a 24-hour period) and randomly selected, unaffected controls received detailed clinical and laboratory evaluations and follow-ups.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA497199
Entities
People
- John Brundage
- Kimmie Kohlhase
- Mark V Rubertone
Organizations
- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center