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Subject: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OP DESERT SHIELD WK 2 TO 8 SEP 90
Unit: US NAVY
Parent Organization: US NAVY
Box ID: BX300104
Folder Title: COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR NAVY MEDICAL MESSAGE FILES 1990-1991 CNA 2910
Document Number: 69
Folder SEQ #: 41
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N A V A L M E S S A G E
D E P T 0 F N A V Y
PRIOR17Y ZM RUFRSM796 2630839 6. @ AT AL JUBAIL AIRPORT, THERE WAS A CLUSTE
P 200429Z SEP 90 WATERY DIARRHEA OYER A THREE BAY PERIOD. MAIN OTHER CASES APPARENTLY
FM COKUSNAVLOMPFOR//Mgl/ OCCURRED WHICH DID NOT PRESENT TO SICK CALL. INFORMAL OUTBREAK
70 USCIMCCENT//CCSG// CUD WASHINGTON DC//932// INVESTIGATION BY THE SENIOR PHYSICIAN ON SITE IMPLICATED A PARTICULAR
SLIMED WASHINGTON DC/124// CWMVCERT MEAL SERVED AT THE FIELD KESS, ARD A PARTICULAR MENU ITEM HEAT AND
INFO CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI//45// GRAVY). THE BASELINE RATE OF DIARRHEA/GI AT THIS SITE V@
CINCLANTFLT NDRFOLK VA//45// CG I KEF FWD APPROXIMATELY I PER WEEK BEFORE ARD AFTER THIS OUTBREAK. FODD ITEMS
DELIVERED TO FIELD MESSES AND CHOW HALLS IN THE THEATER ARE NOT
//NO6200// CURRENTLY BEING PROCURED FRCH APPRDVED SOURCES. THIS ISSUE IS BEING
ADDRESSED AT THE CEUTCD( LEVEL. LOCAL MT VIGILANCE ON FODD
NSID/SYS.RFX/CDMNAVLOOSUPFOR/-/SEP// PREPARATION IS HIGH.
AMPH/SUBJ: DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. WEEK OF 7AT SHAIKH ISA AIR BASE, THE BASE CHOW HALL HAS BEEN FEEDING I
02 TO 08 SEPTEMBER (U)// NDAY, USUALLY INCLUDING FRESH SALADS. FODD ITEMS ARE FRW IXN-
FMKS/1. U) THE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TEAM HAS INITIATED A REAL-TIME APPROVED tDURCES, AND FODD PREPARATION (INCLUDING SALAD) IS CARRIED
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE NAVY/XARINE CORPS AOR FOR OUT BY BOTH U.S. ADD LOCAL NATIONALS. THE FACILITY IS GRADUALLY
DESERT SHIELD. THE SYSTEM FOCUSES ON MEDICAL PROBLEMS CDRSIDERED TO BEING TRANSITIONED TO U.S. CONTRDL. AND PM RECDMEMDATIORS ARE BEING
BE OF GREATEST FORCE-DEGUOING AND EPIDEMIC POTENTIAL. NO TRACKING MADE. FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS, OVERALL DIARRHEA RATES HAVE EXCEEDED 3
ALL DIAGNOSES. INDIVIDUAL UN17S EXTREMELY RECEPTIVE TO SURVEILLANCE PER WEEK.
CONCEPT. 6.@ OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DISEASE TRENDS AND PREVERTIVE EFFORTS:
2. 4"ETHOD OF STUDY AT EACH BATTALION AID STATION (BAS), DAILY AEAT INJURY - HEAT INJURY PREVENTIVE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN
MORY OF MAJOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS WE FROM THE SICK CALL LOG. RLY SVCCESSFUL IN THIS EXTREME ENVIRONMENT.
DIAGNOSES NM FITTING MAJOR CATEGORIES LISTED AS MISCELLANEOUS. BZARRHEA/GI - THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLDLS WITH THE FODD
TOTAL NUMBER OF TRODPS SUPPORTED. NUMBER OF SIQ. AND ADMISSIONS PENT SYSTEM. AND THESE ARE BEING ADDRESSED.
RECORDED WEEKLY SUMMARY IS PREPARED AT BAS. TO ESTIMATE PERCENTAGE OF C6-An DERMATOLOGICAL - HDT, HLMID. DIRTY CONDITIONS HAVE CONTRIBUTED
THE FORCE AFFECTED EACH WEEK (SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). WEEKLY IELATIVELY HIGH NUMBER OF HEAT RO AND FUNGAL DEWTITIS CASES,
SUMMARY DISEASE IMPACT FORWARDED TO HAVCENT PREVENTIVE MEDICINE WYLY OF A MINOR MATURE.
OFFICER, VIA I HEF SURGEON. TREND ANALYSIS PERFORMED AND A OVERALL 0.-RESPIRATORY - CROWDED COROffIOILS, BOTH IN TENT CAMPS AND IN
WEEKLY SYNOPSIS PREPARED. FiXrO FACILITIES. HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE RELATIVELY HIGH RATES OF
3 EN: RESPIRATORY DISEASE, ESPECIALLY AT SHAIKH ISA. ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS
A FORCE STRENGTH CHARGES. $=EST WERY HIGH ATTACK RATES IN SOME UNITS.
a L TO NEF SURGEON. E. NJURY - INJURIES HAVE HAD LITTLE IMPACT OM FORCE READINESS
TM
c THE MAIN SAS SICK CALL LOG. rAl.
0 VARIOUS DIAGROSES,GSPECIALLY DIARRHEA) FM OPHTHALMOLOGICAL - THERE HAVE BEEN FEW CASES OF
I C I*
TO BAS AND FROM P DER TO PROVIDER. LISMVITIS, THOUGH FOREIGN BODY VISITS AT THE FIXED WING BASE
E.-* DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY ALL UNITS IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS AND HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN OTHER SITES POSSIBLY DUE TO SAND TOFX ).
ENROLL THEN IN THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. S.@ SYCHOLOGICAL - THERE HAVE BEEN MINIMAL PSYCH !SMLTISES THUS
4.@ AREAS BEING MONITORED CAN PRESENTLY BE DIVIDED INTO 4 MAJOR FAR.
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS: N=EXPLAINED FEVER - THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT FEBRILE
A.@ UBAIL INDUSTRIAL PORT - REAR AREA PORT FACILITY . BILLETING - I[ IN THE UNITS MONITORED.
GP TENTS AND WAREHOUSES, MESSING - 2 KRE'S PER DAY. I HOT MEAL (VAT I.-M ESCELLANEOUS - MD TRENDS ARE APPARENT
CARS). J. 0 - VERY FEW LOST KAN DAYS HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY THE
RVERLSIQ TRENDS
S. @ TIN MARINE REGIMENT REAR CAMP 15) - REAR BASE CAMP FROM WHICH SU LANCE SYSTEM THUS FAR. THE MAJORITY HRVE BEEN DUE TO
INFANTRY UNITS ROTATE, BILLETING - FIXED DORMITORIES (AIR- GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE AT THE FIXED WING BASE.
CONDITIONED). MESSING - 2 KRE'S PER DAY. I HDT MEAL (AESS HALL4 2.@RECOOTAL INFORMATION FROM OTHER UNITS WHICH HAVE NOT YET
C.@ AL JUBAIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - HELICOPTER BASE, BILL ING - REPOFITED NM BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE TRENDS.
MESSING - 2 HRE's PER DAY, I HOT REAL (FIELD NESS) 10.@FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED WHEN AVAILABLE.
D -ft SHAIKH ISA AIRBASE. BAHRAIN - FIXED VIRG BASE. 8ILLETIra : GP 11 (U) RELEASED BY RADR(SEL) R. SUTTON//
7iNTS'AWD BOQ (AIP.-CMrTIONED), RESSIIC - 2 KRE'S PER DAY. I CHU DEiL/GADR// BT
HALL REAL PREPARED BY US AND LOCAL PERSONNEL.
5.-* RESULTS FOR THE WEEK OF 02 TO 08 SEPTEMBER: NDTE - POPULATION
NUMBERS AT EACH SITE REPRESENT ONLY THOSE UNITS WHICH HAVE THUS FAR
REPORTED WEEKLY SUMMARIES. DATA IS PENDING FROM OTHER UNITS AT THESE
LOCATION& (AND OTHER LOCXTIOKS).
JUBXIL PORT CAMP 15 AL JUBAIL SHAIKH ISA TOTAL
AIRPORT
1-2787 N-1354 1-2500 1-4930 -11571DECLASSIFIED
HEAT 0.18 0.07 0.04 0.01
61 0.83 1.11 2.52 3.33 02 -. '2'0 ON: 06 NOV 96
DERM 1.93 0.22 1.60 2.88 2.04
RESP 0.87 0.07 1.48 4.26 2.36 BY: DON GWDP IAW OPNAVINST 5513.
IORY 1:26 0.81 1.32 0.77 1.01
EYE 0.11 0.07 0.44 0.41 0.30 SERIES
PSYCH 0.14 0.00 0.04 0.08 0.07
FEVER 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.01
misc 1.33 1.03 2.60 4.32 2.84
ISIQ 5 3 uxx 20 28
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE POINT OF VIEW. (SEE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS)
CND WASH DC ACV 88 89-L6
ACTION (U,F)
14FO I09(i) 09B(i) 095(a) 08 1 80(2)
207EG(l) 30(l) 35(6) 37 41 39(5)
105(5) 50(6) 51(3) 55(2 06(l)
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Oil 71(SI(75(2)
(1) KRICII) NC (1) 2H(3) 1)
MCN-90265/30405 TOR-90265/1906Z TAD-90265/iSOSZ CDSN-MAN385.
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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX300104
Unit = US NAVY
Parent Organization = US NAVY
Folder Title = COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR NAVY MEDICAL MESSAGE FILES 1990-1991 CNA 2910
Folder Seq # = 41
Subject = DISEASE SURVEILLANCE FOR OP DESERT SHIELD WK 2
Document Seq # = 69
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 = 22-NOV-1996