DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR USMC FORCES WK OF 28 OCT TO 3 NOV

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Subject: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR USMC FORCES WK OF   28 OCT TO 3 NOV    

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Folder Title: COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR NAVY MEDICAL MESSAGE FILES 1990-1991 CNA 2910                                 

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     HAVE REMAINED FIGH FOR 5 TO 6 WEEKS*
     B. @THOUGH KO PATTERN IS OBVIOUST HEAT INJURY HAS BLEN HIGHER THAN
     IN PREVIOUS WEEKS*     COOLER WEATHER MAY HAVE REDUCED EMPHASIS ON
     ADEQUATE HYDRATION IN SCME INDIVIDUALS*
     C. @ SPORTS RELATED IKJURIES ARE BECOMING MORE COMM04.
     De      NO OTHER TRENDS ARE SIGNIFICANT*      THERE HAVE BELN NO CASES OF
     UNEXPLAINED FEBRILE ILLKESS*
     3. "4 SPECIFIC SURVEILLANCE DATA:
     A. @ GROUP 1 - THESE LKITS CPERATE FROM FIXED BASEST LIVING IN TENT
     CAMPS* EACH OFERATES ITS OWK CHOW FACILITIES* (FIGURLS REFLECT
     PERCENT OF UNIT SEEN IN SICK CALL DURING THE WEEK)
     (ALL NUMBERS PERCENT         SITE A     SITE B (X)STTE C (AX)SITE D
     VALUE)                       N-6000     N-2125     N-3007        N-600
     HEAT                         cooo       0*00       cooo          0000
     DIARRHEA/GI                  0*67       0*47    (X)0.70     O\X  0*67
     DERMATOLOGICAL               1*40       0*80       1003          1*00
     RESPIRATORY                  1*02       Oo32       0*57          0933
     INJURY                       1058       1*27       0*73          1000
     OPHTHALMOLOGIC               0*42       0009       0.10          0*17
     PSYCHIATRIC                  0*37       0*00       0*07          0*00
     UNEXPLAINED FEVER            0000       0.00       0000          0000
     MISC (ALL OTHER)             3*67       1*74       3*53          1*17
                     70TAL      9.12         4*69      6*72         4o33
     SIGNIFICANT TRENDS:
     (X) AFTER RISING OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS      FROM  0967  TO loijo TO 1*96
     PERCENT; DIARRFEA HAS DECLINED AT S@ITE     C* RENEWED COMSAND EMPHASIS
     HAS RESULTED IN IMPROVED BASIC SANITATION IN CAMP* OU;-STIONNAIRES
E SEEN IN SICK CALL (AND
     ONE CONTROL PATIENT) TC FELP IDENTIFY DIARRHEA RISK FA@TORS*
     (XX) SITE D HAS HAD AN C&GOING DIARRHEA PROBLEM, WITH ttATES AVERAGING
     2 TO 3 PERCENT PER WEEK OVER THE PAST 5 WEEKS* ANOTHEA LARGE UNIT
     LOCATED ON THE SAME CAMP SHARING THE SAME CHOW HALL) dAS HAD LESS
     DIARRHEA 1 PERCENT PER WEEK)O PERSONNEL AT THIS SITE FREQUENTLY
     BARBEQUE FOOD (INCLUDING LOCALLY CAUGHT FISH). ADDITIJNAL PREVENTIVE
     MEDICINE EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON THESE ALTERNATIVE FOOD SOURCES*
     EFFORTS ARE ALSO BEING FADE TC IMPROVE HANDWASHING,         CASE-CONTROL
     QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING ADVIKISTERED TO IDENTIFY DIARTIHEA RISK
     FACTORS*    SINCE THE END OF THE CURRENT REPORTING WEEK 404 NIOVEMBER).L
     DIARRHEA RATES HAVE RISEN TO THE 3 PERCENT PER WEEK LEI(EL*
     B. @ GROUP 2 - THIS IS A GROUP OF UNITS LIVING UNDER SIMILAR TENT
     CAMP CONDITIONS IN AN IKDUSTRIALIZED AREA* (FIGURES RLFLECT THE
     PERCENT OF THE UNIT SEEK It%' SICK CALL FCR THE WEEK)
     (DATA PERCENTAGE)            UNIT A             (X)UNIT B
                                 K-3729                N-917
     HEAT INJURY                  0*05                  0000
     DIARRHEA/GI                  0008               CX 1009
     DERMATOLOGICAL               1*93                  1*42

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Subject = DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR USMC FORCES WK OF 28
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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