| travelers' diarrhea among united states military personnel during joint american-egyptian armed forces exercises in cairo, egypt. | a study was conducted of travelers' diarrhea in a united states military population on deployment in cairo, egypt, during july and august 1987. acute diarrhea requiring medical attention developed in 183 (4%) of 4,500 troops. a possible etiologic agent was identified in 49% of all diarrhea cases. enteric pathogens associated with cases of diarrhea included: enterotoxigenic escherichia coli (17% st-producers, 13% lt-producers, and 3% lt/st-producers); shigella (9%); campylobacter spp. (2%); salmo ... | 1991 | 1900113 |
| an influenza epidemic in egypt, 1952-3, with special reference to haemagglutination inhibition. | an influenza epidemic occurred during the winter of 1952-3 in the sindbis health district, 30 kilometres north of cairo, which appears to have been due largely to type a (fm1) influenza virus. this conclusion is based on the isolation of virus and the development of hi (haemagglutination-inhibiting) antibodies in children.the development of hi antibodies to type c virus as well implies that a lower rate of infection was occurring with this virus at about the same period. whether this virus was r ... | 1955 | 13260888 |