July 30th, 2009 | Comments Off
The United States military has been experiencing its own version of the pandemic. We’ve discussed it here before and the situation continues to evolve.
Ships at sea are a natural place for outbreaks to occur, with a crew of young people in close quarters and isolated for several days at a time. USS Boxer has reported 69 cases of pandemic H1N1 or swine flu. USS BonHomme Richard has reported 128 cases.
Another military location ideal for a flu outbreak is recruit training. The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is a case in point, with well over 100 cases in its incoming freshman class. Lackland AFB has seen an outbreak among recruits. Camp LeJeune in North Carolina is having such an outbreak, as well.
The Texas bases for all services are experiencing the pandemic. The San Antonio region is especially feeling the effects, and the Rio Grande river valley is the hotspot for Texas as a whole. Fort Bliss near El Paso is reporting 208 cases.
The DoD is doing its best, treating both active duty personnel as well as family and retired service members. You may recall that a military hospital in Texas identified two of the first four cases of pandemic flu in the United States.
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U.S. Military Handles Pandemic Flu
July 30th, 2009 | Comments Off
The United States military has been experiencing its own version of the pandemic. We’ve discussed it here before and the situation continues to evolve.
Ships at sea are a natural place for outbreaks to occur, with a crew of young people in close quarters and isolated for several days at a time. USS Boxer has reported 69 cases of pandemic H1N1 or swine flu. USS BonHomme Richard has reported 128 cases.
Another military location ideal for a flu outbreak is recruit training. The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is a case in point, with well over 100 cases in its incoming freshman class. Lackland AFB has seen an outbreak among recruits. Camp LeJeune in North Carolina is having such an outbreak, as well.
The Texas bases for all services are experiencing the pandemic. The San Antonio region is especially feeling the effects, and the Rio Grande river valley is the hotspot for Texas as a whole. Fort Bliss near El Paso is reporting 208 cases.
The DoD is doing its best, treating both active duty personnel as well as family and retired service members. You may recall that a military hospital in Texas identified two of the first four cases of pandemic flu in the United States.
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Filed under: Commentary, Influenza, Medicine, Military, Original writing, Pandemic, Reporting, Swine Flu · Tags: Department of Defense pandemic report, flu in the Air Force, flu in the Army, flu in the Marine Corps, flu in the Navy, flu pandemic in the U.S. military, Influenza, novel h1n1, novel h1n1 in the military, pandemic flu, pandemic h1n1, pandemic swine flu, Swine Flu, swine flu in the military