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在沙漠战争行动计划期间,正当部队向中东部署时,美军部队发生了由细菌和病毒的肠道病原体引起的腹泻病。为了确定诺沃克病毒感染是否为本次胃肠炎流行的主要病原,在此后与伊拉克作战期间作者对来自常驻美国东海岸3支部队的883名海军及后备人员作了评估。研究对象系于1990年12月末,作战开始前约1个月直接空运至波斯湾,并于1991年5月(5个月后)直接空返美国的士兵。这批士兵最初驻扎在沙特阿拉伯东北部,后来调往科威特。士兵在帐篷中居住,并限制与当地居民接触。食品主要由美军制备,饮用
During the Desert War Action Plan, while proper deployment of troops to the Middle East, the U.S. forces suffered from diarrhea caused by enteric pathogens of bacteria and viruses. To determine whether Norwalk virus was the major cause of the current gastroenteritis epidemic, the author evaluated 883 Navy and reserve personnel from three troops stationed on the east coast of the United States during the ensuing war against Iraq. The subjects were airlifted directly to the Persian Gulf approximately 1 month prior to the start of combat in late December 1990 and directly returned to U.S. soldiers in May 1991 (5 months later). Originally stationed in northeastern Saudi Arabia, the soldiers were later relocated to Kuwait. Soldiers live in tents and limit contact with the local population. Food is mainly prepared by the US military, drinking