NAVCENT DISEASE SURVEILLANCE 26 SEP 90

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Subject: NAVCENT  DISEASE SURVEILLANCE  26 SEP 90                        

Unit: COMNAVCENT  

Parent Organization: COMUSCINCCEN

Box ID: BX303804

Folder Title: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 2 - 22 SEP 1990  1 OF 2                        

Document Number:          4

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               A. Group 1

                                           SITE A     SITE B     SITE C
                                           N=6000     N=1980     N=3000
               Diagnosis

               HEAT                        0.03%      0.00%      0.10%
               DIARRHEA/GI                 *2.13%     1.87%   **11.68%
               DERMATOLOGICAL              1.82%      1.46%      1.03%
               RESPIRATORY                 12.40%     1.31%      0.67%
               INJURY (non-combat)         0.92%      1.46%      1.37%
               PSYCH                       0.08%      0.00%      0.00%
               Unexplained FEVER           0.02%      0.00%      0.00%
               Misc Medical (all   other)  4.45%      3.18%      1.67%

               Significant trends:
                     *Diarrhea has declined to   approximately   one-third the
               rate seen in the previous 3 weeks. Continued preventive
               medicine emphasis has succeeded in minimizing local national
               participation in high risk food preparation steps, though
               non-approved local produce continues to be used.
                     **A dramatic outbreak of 350 cases over a 3 day period
               occurred at this site. Diarrhea had been minimal over the
               previous 3 weeks. Though PM emphasis on chow hall
               procedures has been excellent, it appears that non-approved
               local produce (especially lettuce) may be largely
               responsible for the problem.
                     Respiratory disease has declined by approximately half
               at this site over the previous 2 weeks.

               B. Group   2 - Rear BAS's

                          Unit 1     Unit 2     Unit 3    Unit 4     Unit 5
                          N=662      N=536      N=250     N=202      N=350


               HEAT       0.15%      0.00%      o.oo%     0.00%      0.29%
%     *4.00%    *4.00%     *3.14%
               DERM       0.00%      0.75%      1.20%     0.00%      0.57%
               RESP       0.15%      0.19%      o.oo.%    0.00%      1.14%
               INJ        0.60%      1.30%      1.60%     0.00%      2.00%
               OPHTH      0.15%      0.19%      0.00%     0.00%      0.57%
               PSYCH      0.00%      0.00%      0.00%     0.00%      0.29%
               FEVER      0.00%      0.00%      o.oo%     0.00%      0.00%
               misc       0.60%      0.93%      0.00%     0.00%      0.00%

               Significant trends:
                     *These units have had higher diarrhea rates than the
               usual baseline (I% or less). They are not served by a
               single chow hall, and generally do not receive "vat can"
               deliveries in garrison. Epidemiologic information is not
               complete enough to clearly define a pattern.

               Group 2 (Forward BAS'S)


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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX303804
Unit = COMNAVCENT
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Folder Title = DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 2 - 22 SEP 1990 1 OF 2
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Subject = NAVCENT DISEASE SURVEILLANCE 26 SEP 90
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Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 11-OCT-1996