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File: 110796_aacja_01.txtSUBJECT: 1701AREFW(P) SUSPECTED FOODBORNE ILLNESS MEMO FOR THE RECORD 25 Jan 91 SUBJECT: Suspected Foodborne Illness, 1701 PREFW TO: Brig Gen Caruana 1. Only 1 case of gastroenteritis was treated at the 325TH TAC Hospital between 0700 and 1600 on 25 Jan 91. The outbreak is over. A total of 649 patients were seen and 54 were admitted. Three remain hospitalized. During the outbreak eight crew members were placed in a duty not including flying status. 2. Box lunches provided by a contractor were incriminated. Microbiology results from food samples and confirmatory results of stool cultures are expected tomorrow. Preliminary stool cultare results were negative. A summary of laboratory results and statistical analysis will be provided as soon as the information is available. [(b)(6)] DONALD W. BUTTS, Col, USAF, BSC Director of Professional Services Office of the Command Surgeon
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