Outbreak of gastroenteritis in military recruits in Germany – cryptosporidiosis suspected

S Brockmann; C Dreweck; C Wagner-Wiening; P Kimmig; D Schmid; Silke Richter; H Mertel; R Hagen; H Glaser; K Dietrich; W Kiehl

doi:10.2807/esw.05.40.02087-en

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Outbreak of gastroenteritis in military recruits in Germany – cryptosporidiosis suspected
S Brockmann , C Dreweck , C Wagner-Wiening , P Kimmig , D Schmid , Silke Richter , H Mertel , R Hagen , H Glaser , K Dietrich , W Kiehl
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Citation style for this article: Brockmann S, Dreweck C, Wagner-Wiening C, Kimmig P, Schmid D, Richter Silke, Mertel H, Hagen R, Glaser H, Dietrich K, Kiehl W. Outbreak of gastroenteritis in military recruits in Germany – cryptosporidiosis suspected. Euro Surveill. 2001;5(40):pii=2087. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.05.40.02087-en

Abstract

At the beginning of August 2001, after a five day field exercise, about 200 out of 450 soldiers in Germany’s armed forces became ill with acute gastroenteritis, peaking after about a week (1). The incubation period was assumed to be within a range of two to 10 days, and duration of the illness was between several days and two weeks.