Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, 2014

Abstract

In February 2014, the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service provided support in response to a moderate outbreak of influenza at the Transit Center at Manas (Kyrgyzstan). A total of 215 individuals presented with influenza-like illness symptoms from 3 December 2013 through 28 February 2014. There were 85 specimens positive for influenza (18 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, 65 influenza A(H3N2), one influenza A/not subtyped, and one influenza B); six specimens were positive for other respiratory viruses (one human metapneumovirus, two parainfluenza, and three rhinovirus/enterovirus) and eight specimens were negative. Twenty-two of the specimens that were positive for influenza were sequenced and were not remarkably different from the strains seen during routine surveillance for the 2013-2014 season or from specimens collected at other deployed sites.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA619953

Entities

People

  • Karen P. Kramer
  • Shauna C. Zorich
  • Tiffany A. Parms

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Afghanistan
  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Kirgyzia
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Public Health
  • Surveillance
  • Vaccination
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology

Technology Areas

  • Space