Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis outbreak in U.S. Army trainees

Emerg Infect Dis. 2000 Mar-Apr;6(2):204-7. doi: 10.3201/eid0602.009918.

Abstract

An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis hospitalized 99 (12%) of 835 U. S. Army trainees at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, from August 27 to September 1, 1998. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests for Norwalk-like virus were positive for genogroup 2. Gastroenteritis was associated with one post dining facility and with soft drinks.

MeSH terms

  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Military Personnel
  • Norwalk virus*
  • Odds Ratio
  • Texas / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology