title: Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis outbreak in U.S. Army trainees.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, marness@pol.net
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Arness
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Feighner
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Canham
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Monroe
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Cieslak
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hoedebecke
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Polyak
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cuthie
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fankhauser
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Skillman
mesh_terms: 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