SARS Cov2 outbreak management on a landing helicopter dock: An observational retrospective study.
Infect Dis Now
; 51(5): 424-428, 2021 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1275352
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Even though SARS Cov2 outbreak management has been well-described, scant information is available in military settings. We aimed to describe a SARS Cov2 outbreak and its management on the Dixmude, a French landing helicopter dock. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We performed an observational retrospective and monocentric study in a ship. Role 1 was reinforced by additional roles 1 and 2. Our analysis included all infected crew personnel. We described demographic data, outbreak course, and biological samples including Covid-19 diagnosis. All infected patients were monitored for 10 days.RESULTS:
Between February 16th 2021 and March 12th 2021, 54 patients (10% of the entire crew) were included. No patient had previously been vaccinated against SARS Cov2. The global mission was maintained. The crew members were healthy, male, and young (median age 28 years) with no medical history. Ranks of every status were concerned. Covid-19 disease was mainly diagnosed by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR). Thirty-two patients (59%) were symptomatic, four (8%) were presymptomatic and 18 (33%) remained asymptomatic.CONCLUSIONS:
The present work describes specific SARS Cov2 outbreak management in an austere military environment. Early individual and global measures were set and implemented on board.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Dis Now
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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