Gastroenteritis Outbreak in British Troops, Iraq

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bailey, Mark S. ; Boos, Christopher J. ; Vautier, Guy ; Green, Andrew D. ; Appleton, Hazel ; Gallimore, Chris I. ; Gray, Jim J. ; Beeching, Nicholas J.
• Description:
  Gastroenteritis affected many British military personnel during the war in Iraq. In the first month, 1,340 cases were seen; 73% of patients required hospital admission and 36% were hospital staff. In a survey of 500 hospital staff, 76% reported gastroenteritis, which was more likely in clinical workers. Investigations showed only caliciviruses.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Caliciviridae Infections Calicivirus Infections Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Gastroenteritis Hospitals Humans Male Middle Aged Military Military Personnel Norovirus Personnel, Hospital Risk Factors Sapovirus War

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(10):1625-1628.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Great Britain ; Iraq
• Location:
  Europe ; Middle East
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:86be5725d0b0328931b282299b5793134e4284c75b06bd3c1a7e1c6cb63e7e42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15879/cdc_15879_DS1.pdf
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