Epidemic spread of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease between U.S. Army installations.
A large outbreak of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease (ARD) occurred at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 1997. A laboratory-based ARD surveillance program was initiated at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where advanced individual training was heavily populated with Fort Jackson soldiers. Adenovirus type 4 was isolated from 50% of 147 trainees hospitalized with ARD. Most (88%) introduced cases were in trainees from Fort Jackson.
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Catawba Health District, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Lancaster, South Carolina 29721, USA. mcneilkm@lncstr60.dhec.state.us
Ridgely Benton
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Monteith
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Tuchscherer
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Gaydos
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D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology