title: An epidemiologic study of fatigue with relevance for the chronic fatigue syndrome.
abstract: We surveyed households in four rural Michigan communities to confirm a reported cluster of cases resembling chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and to study the epidemiology of fatigue in a rural area. Data were collected from 1698 households. We did not confirm the reported cluster. The prevalence of households containing at least one fatigued person was similar between communities thought to harbor the cluster and communities selected for comparison. Symptoms and features of generic forms of fatigue were very similar to those often attributed to CFS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dobbins
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smallwood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence