Abstract
Outbreak of Pertussis, Kabul, Afghanistan
Highlights
As part of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), French troops operate in Kabul and its surroundings, within a 70-km radius
We report an outbreak of acute respiratory disease (ARD) in the multinational force in which pertussis cases were identified by using laboratory tests and epidemiologic criteria
Recent infection was diagnosed by finding high levels of antibodies to pertussis toxin compared to results for standardized positive and negative samples, in concurrence with the fact that no soldier had been vaccinated against pertussis after childhood
Summary
As part of ISAF, French troops operate in Kabul and its surroundings, within a 70-km radius. French medical facilities consist of a French field hospital and a primary care center. The facilities support 4,000 soldiers, 1,048 of whom are French. Troop disease, including acute respiratory disease (ARD), is routinely monitored through French Army and NATO surveillance systems.
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