Abstract
The article presents the results of a retrospective epidemiological analysis of outbreaks of acute intestinal infections among military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus for the period 2008–2023. In total, 55 outbreaks were registered during the specified period with a total of 1.768 cases. The proportion of outbreaks of acute intestinal infections among military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus with an established pathogen was 34.5%, among them the main etiological agent was norovirus. Outbreak incidence was characterized by autumn-spring seasonality. In 45.45% of cases of outbreaks of acute intestinal infections, main cause was a violation of cooking technology and unsatisfactory sanitary condition of canteens located on the territories of military units.
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