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File: 970519_dec96_decls6_0002.txt
Subject = DISEASE SURVEILLANCE COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR 27NOV90
Parent Organization = SECDEF
Unit = HQMC
Folder Title = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD MESSAGE FILE 27 NOV 90 SEC 2 OF 2
Document Number = 56
Box ID = BX600083
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S;C;I;N;L*M;S;A;C* S;C;I;N;L'M;S;AGE
SHIELD
ARLINGTON ANNEX
........... MESSAGE CENTER .................
G. GROUP 0 - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS. FIRST REPORT FOR LIMIT D. WHICH
CONSISTS OF 6 SEPARATE FIELD PLATOONS.
(X)@117 A UNIT 8 (XX)UNIT C UNIT D
N 53g U-287 B-818 M-597
(FWD) (REAR) (RIAR) (FWD)
HEAT INJURY 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
DIARRHEA / G] (X)3.34 1.39 (XX)3.82 1.68
DERMATOLOGICAL 0.74 0.03 1.91 0.34
RESPIRATORY 0.00 0.35 2.03 0.17
MURY (NON COMBAT) 0.56 3.85 3.11 1.51
OFIFTHALMOLOGICAL 0.00 0.36 0.24 0.50
PSYCHIATRIC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
UNEXPLAINED FEVER o.co 0.00 0.00 0.00
RISC ALL OTHER) 0.19 1.05 2.63 0.94
TOTAL 5.01 6.97 13.74 5.03
SIGNIFICANT TRENDS:
@1) MEDICAL OFFICER REPORTS THAT KEY OF THE 61 CASES WERE
REDOMINAV,LY NAUStA/VOKITIK. AND SELF-LIKMD. SUSPECTED VIRAL
ETIOLOGY.
(XI) DIARRHEA AT UNIT C REFLECTS REFERRAL PATTERN FRCK MULTIPLE
FORWARD BAS'S TO REAR GARRISON CAMP.
DIARRHEA CASES IN UNIT D WERE CONFINED TO A SINGLE PLATODU WITH A 15
PERCENT ATTACK RATE). IWES71GATION REVEALED MULTIPLE FIELD
SAN17ATION PROBLEKS, INCLUDING POOR HANDLING OF VAT CAN UTENSILS.
PRMLERS ARE BEING CORRECTED.
H." GRDUP 7 - FORWARD CONSTRUCTION LIN17S:
UNIT A LIVES IN A TEArr CAMP. UNITS B AND C OCCUPY AN INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS' CAMP.
(XrtT A TNTIB UNIT C
.550 N-600 N-441
HEAT INJURY 0.00 0.00 0.00
DIARRHEA I GI (X)2.92 0.17 0.91
DEIRATOLOGIC 1.23 2.17 1.13
RESPIRATORY 1.23 3.00 0.45
INJURY (MM-CO(BAT) 3.69 3.33 1.81
OPHTHALMOLOGICAL 0.62 1.17 0.68
PSYCHIATRIC 0.46 0.00 0.00
UNEXPLAINED FEVER 0.15 0.00 0.00
MISC (ALL OTHER@ 3.85 13.93 7.94
IAL 14.15 23.67 12.93
SIGNIFICANT TRENDS:
(XI DIARRHEA HAS DECLINED FROM LAST WEEK AT SITE A. AND PROGRESS 15
BE NG MADE ON FIELD SANITATION IMPRWEKENTS.
1. W GROUP 8 - THIS GROUP CONSISTS OF FORWARD DEPLOYED TRACK UNITS.
UNIT A (X)LNTY B (I)L?IIT C tlNTT 0
IF602 1-885 R-1000 M-1072
HEAT 0.00 0.00 0.20 C.Dg
DIAR/Gl 0.66 (X)2.31 (X)1.30 0.84
ofim 0.34 0.23 0.34 0.34
RESP 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.09
INJURY 3.16 0.90 0.50 1.49
OPHTH 0.66 0.11 0110 0.00
PSYCH 0,17 0.00 0.00 0.00
FEVER 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.09
NISC 5.98 3.16 0.30 2.61
TOTALS 11.30 7.12 2.70 5.50
SIGNIFICANT TRENDS:
DIARRHEA RATES DOUBLED FRO( LAST WEEK' B= UNITS ARE SERVED BY
91 SUSPECT VAT CAN OPERATION.
4. t" INPATIENT REPORTING WILL BE BY SEPARATE MESSAGE.
S. T" RELEASED BY CAPT 0. BOLICK//
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MCN-90334/39069 TOR-90334/2205Z TAO-90334/2226Z CDSN-MABO26
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