Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis outbreak in U.S. Army trainees.
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis hospitalized 99 (12%) of 835 U. S. Army trainees at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, from August 27 to September 1, 1998. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests for Norwalk-like virus were positive for genogroup 2. Gastroenteritis was associated with one post dining facility and with soft drinks.
Arness
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MK
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, marness@pol.net
Feighner
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Canham
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Taylor
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Monroe
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Cieslak
T J
TJ
Hoedebecke
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Polyak
C S
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Cuthie
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Fankhauser
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Humphrey
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Barker
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TL
Jenkins
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Skillman
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D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D009663:Norwalk virus; D016017:Odds Ratio; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology