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....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2000-07, Vol.6 (4), p.415-419
Hauptverfasser:	McNeill, K M, Ridgely Benton, F, Monteith, S C, Tuchscherer, M A, Gaydos, J C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute respiratory disease Adenovirus diseases Adenovirus Infections, Human - epidemiology Adenovirus Infections, Human - microbiology adenovirus type 4 Adenoviruses, Human - isolation & purification Analysis ARD Disease Outbreaks Evaluation Female Georgia - epidemiology Humans Male Military Personnel Observational studies outbreaks Respiratory tract diseases Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Sentinel Surveillance South Carolina South Carolina - epidemiology surveillance program US Army USA, Georgia, Fort Gordon USA, South Carolina, Fort Jackson
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0604.000419