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. 1999 Nov-Dec;5(6):798–801. doi: 10.3201/eid0506.990609

Large, persistent epidemic of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease in U.S. army trainees.

R M Hendrix 1, J L Lindner 1, F R Benton 1, S C Monteith 1, M A Tuchscherer 1, G C Gray 1, J C Gaydos 1
PMCID: PMC2640815  PMID: 10603214

Abstract

In May 1997, a large, persistent epidemic of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease began at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the largest army basic training center. The epidemic lasted until December and declined when vaccine administration resumed. More than 1,000 male and female trainees were hospitalized; 66.1% of those hospitalized had an adenovirus type 4 isolate.

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