Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis outbreak in U.S. Army trainees.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Arness, M. K. ; Feighner, B. H. ; Canham, M. L. ; Taylor, D. N. ; Monroe, S. S. ; Cieslak, T. J. ; Hoedebecke, E. L. ; Polyak, C. S. ; Cuthie, J. C. ; Fankhauser, R. L. ; Humphrey, C. D. ; Barker, T. L. ; Jenkins, C. D. ; Skillman, D. R.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Caliciviridae Infections Disease Outbreaks Food Microbiology Gastroenteritis Humans Military Personnel Norwalk Virus Odds Ratio
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(2):204-207.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:497d130345d8598bf6c086712da24b9af30b3988149381883e6ee71ec510c439
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14970/cdc_14970_DS1.pdf
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