• Military medicine · Mar 1993

    A major outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis among Air Force personnel during Operation Desert Storm.

    • J DeMaio, L Bailey, K Hall, and R Boyd.
    • 27th Medical Group (TAC), Cannon Air Force Base, NM 88103-5300.
    • Mil Med. 1993 Mar 1; 158 (3): 161164161-4.

    AbstractAn outbreak of foodborne gastroenteritis affected 648 United States Air Force personnel stationed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. The implicated food source was a locally catered meal. Despite the presence of an aggressive Air Force public health program, foodborne illness had a major impact on manpower and medical resources during a critical phase of military operations. It is the recommendation of the authors that the Air Force not rely on local caterers during future deployments.

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