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File: 110596_oct96_decls12_0001.txt
Subject: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE 20SEPT90
Unit: US NAVY
Parent Organization: US NAVY
Box ID: BX300107
Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE CHRONOLOGICAL FILES 20 SEP - 3 NOV 90 1 OF 22
Document Number: 9
Folder SEQ #: 1
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UNCLASSIFIED
PRIORITY ZYLIV RUFRZ2796 2b3M9 8. -* AT AL JURAIL AIRPW,. THERE WAS A CLUSTER Of 50 CASES OF
P 200429Z SEP 90 WATERY DIARRHEA OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD. KANY OTHER CASES APPARENTLY
FM C014USNAVLOGSUPFOR//N9// OCCURRED WHICH DID NOT PRESENT. TO SICK CALL. INFORMAL OUTOREAX
TO USCIRCCEITr//CCSGII CNO WASHINGTON DP//932// IWESTIGAYIDN BY THE SENIOR PHYS
BUKED WASHINGTON DC//24// ICIAN ON SITE IMPLICATED A PARTICULAR
CWJSNAVCENI MEAL SERVED AT THE FIELD NESS. AND A PARTICULAR MENU ITEM (KEAY AND
INFO CIKPACFLT PEARL HARBOR Hllf451f GRAVY). THE BASELINE RATE OF DIARRHEAIGI AT THIS SITE WAS
CINOLANTELT NORFOLK vA//45/i CG I NET FWD APPROXIMATELY I PER I(Elt BEFORE ARD AFTER THIS OUTBREAK. FOOD ITEMS
06200 DELIVERED TO FIELD MESSES AND CHOI( HALLS IN THE THEATER ARE N31
CURRENTLY BEING PRDCURED FROM APPRDVED SOURCES. THIS ISS.E IS BEING
6@Ei;DiSig iiIE'LD//" ADDRESSED AT THE CENTCON LEVEL. LOCAL PKI VIGILAKCE OW FOOD
YMID/SYS.RIM/CXSNAVLOGSUPFOR/-/SEP// PREPARATION IS HIGH.
AKPNIVJBJ: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. WEEK DF 7. I" AT SHAIKH ISA AIR BASE. THE BASE CHOW HALL HAS BEEN FEEDING I
02 TO 08 SEPTEKBER (U)// MEAL A DAY. USUALLY INCLUDING FRESH SALADS. FOOD TIM ARE I KM RON-
FjiK3;1 HE PREVENTIVE KEDICINE TEAM HAS INITIATED A REAL-TIKE APPROVED SOURCES. AND FODD PREPARATION (IKLMIK SAL
DISEASI SIULZT JAII 15 CARRIED
ILLA?iCf SYSTEM @HM THE #AVY/Mjof CORPS AOR Fog S
DESERT SHIELD. THE SYSTEM FOCUSES 01 MEDICAL PROBLEKS CONSIDERED TO OUT By SM U.S. AND LOCAL NATIONALS. THE FACIL M RADUALLY
BE OF GREATEST FORCE BEING TRANSITIONED TO U.S. CONTRDL. AND PK RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SCING
-DEGRADING Ah3 EPIDEMIC PUTERTIAL. MD TRACIlro MADE. FOR THE PAS1 2 WEEKS. OVERALL DIARRHEA RATES HAVE EXCEEDED 3
ALL DIAGNOSES. IRDIVIWAL UNITS EXTREMELY RECEPTIVE TO SURVEILLANCE PER WEEK.
B. = OVERALL ASSESSKENY OF DISEASE TRERDS AND PREVENTIVE EFFORTS:
'I STIMY At EACH BATTALION AID STATION (OAS). DAILY A. HEAT INJURY - HEAT INJURY PREVENTIVE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN
wlY"O
F'KWAJ'DR MEDICAL PROBLEMS MADE FROM THE SICI CALL LOG. REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS EXTREKE E WIROWENT.
DIAGNOSES NM FMING MO CATEGORIES LISTED AS MISCELLANEOUS. B. t% DZARRHEA/Gi - THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLEKS WITH THE FODD
TOTAL NUMBER OF TROOPS SUPPORTED. NLVBER OF SIQ. ARD ADMISSIONS PRDCUREMENT SYSTEM, AND THESE ARE BEING ADDRESSED.
RECORDED WEEKLY SUMMARY IS PREPARED AT BAS, TO ESTIMATE PERCETITAGE OF C. NOEPXATOLOGICAL - HOT. HUMID. DIRTY CONDITIONS HAVE CWRIBUTED
THE FORCE AFFECTED EACH WEEK (SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAYI. WEEKLY TO LATIKLY HIGH N'JKBER CE REAT RASH AND FUNGAL OEIRAT[TIS CASES.
SUMMARY DISEASE IMPACT FORWARDED TO HAVCE?fr PREVENTIV MEDICINE MOSTLY OF A MINOR NATURE.
OFFICER, VIA I NET SURGEON. TREND ANALYSIS PERFORMED AN3 A OVERALL D. RESPIRATORY - CROWDED CONDITIONS. BOTH IN TENT CAMPS AND IN
WEEKLY SYNOPSIS PREPARED. Fl;rD FACILITIES. HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RELATIVELY HIGH RATES OF
3.JLIHFTATIONS Or THE SYSTEM: RESPIRATORY DISEASE. ESPICIA'.LY Ay SHAIKH ISA. ANECDOTAL ACCDLWTS
A. EXACT BEKKINATORS AS FOXE STRENGTH CHANGES. SUGGEST WERY HIGH ATTACX RATES IN SOME UNITS.
KEF SURGEON. E.@ INJURY - INJURIES HAVE HAD I ML( IMPACT 04 FORCE READINESS
C. INCOMPLETE LOGGING IN THE KATE $AS SICK CALL LOG. S AR.
0. EXACT DEFINITION OF VARIOUS DIAGNOSESISPECIALLY DIARRHEA) FMI" Ir I ILCAI - THERE HAVE BEEN FEW CASIS OF
KAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM M TO M UP FROM P VIDER TO PROVIDER. C OM 171S@T FOREIGN BODY VISIT$ AT THE FIXED WING BASE
E. N* DIFFICULT 70 IDEM71FY ALL UNITS 11 THE AREA OF OPERATIONS AND HAVE BEEN HIGHER THU OTHER SITES POSSIBLY DUE TO SAND STOlots).
ENROLL THEN IN THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. G. " PSYCHDLOGICAL - THERE RAVE BEEN MINIKAL PSYCH CASUALTIES THUS
4. @AREAS BEING MONITORED CAN PRESENTLY 81 DIVIDED INTO 4 MAJOR FAR.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS: H. " UNEXPLAINED FEVER - THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT FEBRILE
A. 4" JUSAIL IAOUMIAL PORT - REAR AREA PORT FACIL M . BILLETlAfS- ILLNESSES IN THE UNITS WNTTORED.
GP TENTS AND WAREHOUSES. NESSIMT - 2 KRE'S PER DAY, I HOT NEAL (VAT 1. @ MISCELLANEOUS - RO TRENDS ARE APPARENT
CARS). J. RENOS - VERY FEW LOST YA DAYS HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE
B. " TIN MARINE REGIKENT REAR CAMP 15) - REAR BASE CAMP I 0 WHICH SU SYS'REK THUS FAR. THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN DUE TO
INFANTRY UNITS ROTATE. BIL;.E71MG - FIXED DDPXITORIES (AIR- GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE AT THE FIXED WING BASE.
CONDITIONED). KESSING - 2 KRE'S PER DAY. I HDT MEAL (KESS HALL). 2. (-6+ ANECDOTAL INFORMATION FROM OTHER UNITS WHICH HAVE NO-. YET
C. @ AL JUBAIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - HELICOPTER BASE. BILLETING - REPORTED HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE TRENDS.
GP TENT CAMP. KESSIVO - 2 KRE'S PER DAY, I HDT NEAL (FIELD NESS). 10.@FURT]iER INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED WHEN AVAILABLE.
D. @ SHAIKH ISA AIRBASE, BAHRAIN - FIXED WM BASE. BILLETING - GP 11. (U) RELEASED BY RADR(SEL) R. SUTTON//
TENTS AND BCQ (AIR-CONDITIONED). MESSING - 2 IIRE'S PER DAY. I CHOW DECL/OA3R// BI
HALL MEAL PREPARED BY US AND LOCA@ PERSONNEL.
S. "RESULTS FOR THE WEEK OF 02 TO 08 SEPTEMBER: NOTE - POPULATION
USERS AT EACH SITE REPRESENT ONLY THDSE UNITS WHICH HAVE TIPJS FAR
REPORTED WEEKLY @RIES. DATA IS PENDIK FROM OTHER UN17S A. THESE
LOCAT ION& C"IR LOCITIONS).
JUBXIL PTRYM CAMP 15 AL JL'BAIL SHAIKH ISA TOTAL
AIRPORT
N-2787 N-1354 U-2500 1-4930 N-11571
HEAT 0.18 0.07 0.04 0101 0.10
61 0.83 1.11 2.57 3.33 2.ZO
DEAN 1.83 0.22 1.60 2.88 2.04
RESP 0.87 0.07 1.43 4,Z6 2.35
INUURY 1:26 0.81 1.32 0.77 1.01
EYE 0.11 0.07 0.44 0.41 0.30
PSYCH 0.14 O.Co 0.04 0.08 0.07
FEVER 0.00 O.DO 0.04 0.02 0.01
HISC 1.33 1.03 2.60 4.32 2.84
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THE DIARRHEA EXPERIENCE AY THESE SITES IS SIGNIFICANT FROM A
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE POINT DF VIEW. (SEE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS)
CRO WASH D@ ADV 88
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04(2@ 11@3 42(i 05(5) 50(6) 51(3) 55(2) 6(l)
00(4 61 164@l@ 093(l) 07(t) 70(t) 71(5) 75(2)
73(3 S 1) 74 1)NRC(I )NCC(L) 092H(3) SC(l)
MCN-90265/30405 TOR-90265/1906Z TAD-90265/1909Z CDSN-MAP713
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DN: 22 OCT 96 eE)NFIE)EN:Fl@ 200429Z SEP go
3Y: DON GWDP IAW OPNAVINST 5513. SERIES UNCLASSIFIED
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Box ID = BX300107
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Folder Title = FOLDER MESSAGE CHRONOLOGICAL FILES 20 SEP - 3 NOV 90 1 OF 22
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Subject = DISEASE SURVEILLANCE 20SEPT90
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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 = 04-NOV-1996