title: Human adenovirus type 7 outbreak in Police Training Center, Malaysia, 2011.
abstract: In March 2011, an outbreak of acute respiratory disease was reported at the Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Police Training Centre. Approximately 100 trainees were hospitalized and 5 were admitted to the intensive care unit. Three of these 5 trainees died. Human adenovirus type 7 was identified as the etiologic agent.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. apandi@imr.gov.my
authors.forename: Mohd Apandi
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yusof
authors.forename: Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abdul
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Ravindran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thayan
authors.forename: Khairul Azuan
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Othman
authors.forename: Norhasnida Abu
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Norfaezah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adnan
authors.forename: Zainah
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Saat
mesh_terms: D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D058749:Military Facilities; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016495:Police; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; C018315:hexon capsid protein, Adenovirus