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File: aachg_01.txtSUBJECT: USCENTAF "FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAK" DTG: 19 FEB 91 SUMMARY: IDENTIFIES TYPES AND CAUSES OF GULF WAR ILLNESSES. FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS - AOR experience (August 90 - Feb 91] --Numbers --- 11 outbreaks in the theater --- 4 of these were from Jeddah --- 1 from Taif (same general vicinity as Jeddab) -- Meal types --- Hot meals prepared in dining halls --- Boxed lunches --- None involved MREs - Jeddah outbreaks --August 1990 --- 70 cases --- Suspect foodborne illness associated with 1 hotel --- Personnel no longer in suspect hotel --December 1990 --- 23 cases --- Vanilla pudding filled cake from Choice Catering --- Stapb aureus bacteria and Staph enterotoxin isolated --- Bacillus cereus isolated --January 1991 --- 648 cases --- Boxed lunches from Choice Catering --- stopped using boxed lunches --- Vendor continues to prepare/cater hot meals at dining facilities February 1991
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