Self reported incidence and morbidity of acute respiratory illness among deployed U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Soltis, Bryony W ^a   Sanders, John W ^b   Putnam, Shannon D ^c   Tribble, David R ^d   Riddle, Mark S ^e  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b California   (Peru)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; IRAQ; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SANITATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650258528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006177     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Ryan MA, Christian RS, Wohlrabe J (2001) Handwashing and respiratory illness among young adults in military training. Am J Prev Med 21: 79-83.
2. Gray GC, Callahan JD, Hawksworth AW, Fisher CA, Gaydos JC (1999) Respiratory diseases among U.S. military personnel: countering emerging threats. Emerg Infect Dis 5: 379-385.
3. Cross ER, Hermansen LA, Pugh WM, White MR, Hayes C, et al. (1992) Upper respiratory disease in deployed U.S. Navy shipboard personnel. Mil Med 157: 649-651.
4. Sanders JW, Putnam SD, Frankart C, Frenck RW, Monteville MR, et al. (2005) Impact of illness and non-combat injury during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Am J Trop Med Hyg 73: 713-719.
5. Paparello SF, Garst P, Bourgeois AL, Hyams KC (1993) Diarrheal and respiratory disease aboard the hospital ship, USNS-Mercy T-AH 19, during Operation Desert Shield. Mil Med 158: 392-395.
6. Brundage JF, Gunzenhauser JD, Longfield JN, Rubertone MV, Ludwig SL, et al. (1996) Epidemiology and control of acute respiratory diseases with emphasis on group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus: a decade of U.S. Army experience. Pediatrics 97: 964-970.
7. Lim ML, Gabele SE, Wallace MR, Gray GC, Earhart KC (2004) Upper respiratory tract infections (URI). Mil Med. pp xv-xvi: 169.
8. Hyams KC, Hanson K, Wignall FS, Escamilla J, Oldfield EC 3rd (1995) The impact of infectious diseases on the health of U.S. troops deployed to the Persian Gulf during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Clin Infect Dis 20: 1497-1504.
9. (1995) Allocation of expensive medications. Report. NCCE News 3: S1-9.
10. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Memo 0006-02. dated February 1. 2002.: Available at http://-nehc.med.navy.mil/postdep/Policies/ DHSRFeb02:pdf: accessed July 2. 2004.
11. Richards AL, Hyams KC, Watts DM, Rozmajzl PJ, Woody JN, et al. (1993) Respiratory disease among military personnel in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. Am J Public Health 83: 1326-1329.
12. United States Central Command Rest & Recuperation Leave Program FAQ http://www.armyg1armymil/WellBeing/RRLeave/FAQshtm.