| Diagnosis of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (pH1N1) and Seasonal Influenza Using Rapid Influenza Antigen Tests, San Antonio, Texas, April-June 2009 |
Jan 2009 |
9 pages |
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Pauline M Lucas; Oliver W Morgan; Thomas F Gibbons; Alicia C Guerrero; Genny M Maupin; Jenny L Butler; Linda C Canas; Vincent P Fonseca; Sonja J Olsen; Victor H MacIntosh; SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TX
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 | Clinicians frequently use influenza rapid antigen tests for diagnostic testing. We tested nasal wash samples from 1 April to 7 June 2009 from 1538 patients using the QuickVue Influenza A1B (Quidel) rapid influenza antigen test and compared the results with real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRTPCR) assay (gold standard). The prevalence of 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) was 1.98%, seasonal influenza type A .87%, and seasonal influenza type B ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 2, Number 5, May 1996 |
May-1996 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Cynthia R Towle; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| A 2-year-11 month-old, previously healthy, girl residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina presented to Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) on 5 February 1996 with a three-day history of lethargy, nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and fever up to 104?. She was responsive only to painful stimulus and showed little improvement with fluid resuscitation. Before admission she lived off-base with her older sibling, mother, and father, who is active-duty Army. Her admission physical revealed ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 2, Number 4, April 1996 |
Apr-1996 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Cynthia R Towle; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| During late December 1995 through January 1996 an outbreak of rash-associated illness occurred among units supporting Operation Joint Endeavor. In March a second outbreak occurred among U.S. Forces participating in a joint NATO training exercise, Cooperative Adventure Express 96. A multi-disciplinary preventive medicine team investigated the outbreak sites and affected units and collected environmental and clinical laboratory specimens for analysis. The common factor uniting the two events was unit activity ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 2, Number 3, March 1996 |
Mar-1996 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Cynthia R Towle; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| In the US military, New World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease that is typically seen in personnel who have deployed to Central and South America, particularly to the Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) at Ft. Sherman, Panama, or the French Foreign Legion jungle training school in French Guiana (4). In the Americas, the causative agents are intracellular protozoa (L. braziliensis, L. peruviana and L. mexicana; rarely L. chagasi). The organism ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 2, Number 2, February 1996 |
Feb-1996 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
John F Brundage; Mark V Rubertone; Bruce H Jones; Vincent P Fonseca; Sharon L Ludwig; Cynthia R Towie; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| This investigation concluded that, although the incidence of injury for women were significantly higher than for men, integrated training did not elevate the incidence of injuries for women. Furthermore, this study demonstrated that risks of injury for both men and women were high and that these risks could probably be lowered through modifications of training that would not adversely affect final physical fitness levels at the end of BCT. The ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 1, Number 8, November 1995 |
Nov-1995 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Cynthia R Towle; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| The patient is a 48 year old army reservist who was in Port Au Prince, Haiti from May 28 through October 12, 1995. His duties as a flight engineer involved supervising loading and unloading of Chinooks for troop transport, vehicle transport, and ballot distribution (for the elections) throughout the island; consequently, he had contact with many foreign troops, including Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Argentinian, and Canadian. Despite using military-issued insect repellent regularly ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume , Number 4, July 1995 |
Jul-1995 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| During June 1995, the senior medical officer for one of the United Nations (UN) battalions in Haiti called the Force Surgeon's office to report a fourfold increase in the rate of diarrhea over the previous two weeks. The Force Surgeon formed a five person preventive medicine (PM) team consisting of an infectious disease officer, a preventive medicine officer, an environmental science officer, and two preventive medicine technicians. The PM team's ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 1, Number 3, June 1995 |
Jun-1995 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| As part of an effort to comply with OSHA mandated and CDC recommended measures (1) to protect Health Care Workers (HCW) from occupationally acquired tuberculosis (TB) infections, an aggressive PPD skin testing program was instituted at WRAMC. The guidelines recommend using the data gathered in such a screening program to analyze TB infection risk by occupational group and location in the hospital. Of note, 30 cases of culture proven Mycobacterium ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 1, Number 2, May 1995 |
May-1995 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| On 3 April 1995, 120 German paratroopers of the 4th Company, 252d Parachute Battalion stationed at Nagold, Germany arrived at Fort Bragg to participate in exercises with the 3/504 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division at JRTC, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Exercises were scheduled to begin on 14 April. On the evening of 12 April, three of the German soldiers developed a maculopapular rash. One of these reported to ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 1, Number 1, April 1995 |
Apr-1995 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce H Jones; Sharon L Ludwig; Mark V Rubertone; John F Brundage; Vincent P Fonseca; ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| General Sullivan, chief of staff of the Army, has stated, Information is power. This clear and simple statement has provided challenges and abundant opportunities to the Army Medical Department. In part, the AMEDD has responded by establishing the Army Medical Surveillance Activity in the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM). The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) is one of the first widely visible products of the ... |
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