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. 1993 Mar;158(3):161-4.

A major outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis among Air Force personnel during Operation Desert Storm

J DeMaio  1 , L Bailey, K Hall, R Boyd
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  • PMID: 8487968

A major outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis among Air Force personnel during Operation Desert Storm

J DeMaio et al. Mil Med. 1993 Mar.

Abstract

An outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis affected 648 United States Air Force personnel stationed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. The implicated food source was a locally catered meal. Despite the presence of an aggressive Air Force public health program, foodborne illness had a major impact on manpower and medical resources during a critical phase of military operations. It is the recommendation of the authors that the Air Force not rely on local caterers during future deployments.

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  • Foodborne gastroenteritis.
    Benenson AS. Benenson AS. Mil Med. 1993 Sep;158(9):A4-5. Mil Med. 1993. PMID: 8232989 No abstract available.
  • Another viewpoint.
    Stout RW. Stout RW. Mil Med. 1993 Sep;158(9):A5-6. Mil Med. 1993. PMID: 8232990 No abstract available.

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