RESUMEN
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.
Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos/epidemiología , Adenovirus Humanos/aislamiento & purificación , Brotes de Enfermedades , Personal Militar , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/epidemiología , Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos/microbiología , Femenino , Georgia/epidemiología , Humanos , Masculino , Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio/microbiología , Vigilancia de Guardia , South Carolina/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
In May 1997, a large, persistent epidemic of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease began at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the largest army basic training center. The epidemic lasted until December and declined when vaccine administration resumed. More than 1,000 male and female trainees were hospitalized; 66.1% of those hospitalized had an adenovirus type 4 isolate.
