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Gastroenteritis Outbreak in British Troops, Iraq

2005; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 11; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1110.050298

1080-6059

Mark S Bailey, Christopher J. Boos, Guy Vautier, Andrew D. Green, Hazel Appleton, Chris I. Gallimore, Jim Gray, Nicholas J. Beeching,

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

Abstract 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.