Epidemic infectious gastrointestinal illness aboard U.S. Navy ships deployed to the Middle East during peacetime operations – 2000–2001

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Infectious gastrointestinal illness (IGI) outbreaks have been reported in U.S. Navy ships and could potentially have an adverse mission impact. Studies to date have been anecdotal.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We con...

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Main Authors: Bresee Joseph S, Thornton Scott A, Smoak Bonnie L, Riddle Mark S, Faix Dennis J, Putnam Shannon D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/6/9