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7714493

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
A large outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred over a 5-week period aboard an aircraft carrier. The estimated cumulative attack rate was 13% among the 4,500-man crew. Eight percent of the crew sought medical attention, nearly all of whom missed 1 day or more of work. The risk of developing illness was 2 to 3 times greater for individuals living in more crowded sleeping quarters (> 50 persons per compartment). Occurrence of gastroenteritis was associated with a fourfold or more rise in Norwalk virus antibody levels, as measured by an enzyme-linked immunoassay utilizing a baculovirus expressed recombinant antigen. In addition, 27 nm Norwalk virus-like particles were visualized in two of six stools examined by immune electron microscopy. The presence of a low (< 1:50) or a high (> or = 1:6,400) pre-illness antibody level was associated with a lower incidence of illness. This investigation indicates that Norwalk virus can adversely impact operations of a military vessel and that crowding is a major risk factor in transmission.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0146-6615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
61-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of Norwalk virus during an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis aboard a US aircraft carrier.
pubmed:affiliation
U.S. Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 7, Naples, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.