{"id":33733,"date":"2018-05-29T22:23:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T22:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/29\/soldiers-pulled-off-home-bound-flights-after-norovirus-outbreak-hits-us-bases-in-kuwait\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:01:37","slug":"soldiers-pulled-off-home-bound-flights-after-norovirus-outbreak-hits-us-bases-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/29\/soldiers-pulled-off-home-bound-flights-after-norovirus-outbreak-hits-us-bases-in-kuwait\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers pulled off home-bound flights after norovirus outbreak hits US bases in Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Central is currently dealing with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2013\/03\/15\/in-close-quarters-risk-of-disease-is-higher\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">outbreak of norovirus<\/a> at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2015\/10\/22\/u-s-reports-first-death-in-combat-with-islamic-state\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Camp Buehring<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/01\/12\/reports-u-s-soldier-committed-suicide-at-kuwait-s-camp-arifjan\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Camp Arifjan<\/a> in Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 77 individuals with symptoms of the highly contagious norovirus, but only seven of those are confirmed cases so far, Kavanaugh Breazeale, the deputy chief of public affairs and communications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/26\/deployed-and-cant-go-to-school-you-may-still-be-able-to-get-that-promotion\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army Central<\/a>, told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re working diligently to identify those who are infected with the virus to ensure that it doesn\u2019t spread more,\u201d Breazeale said. \u201c[Norovirus] causes basically very, very harsh symptoms like food poisoning.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports of norovirus began last week, with the first flight out of Kuwait having a soldier pulled from it occurring Friday, according to Breazeale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army isn\u2019t yet sure where the outbreak started, but norovirus does commonly spread through food contamination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Central doesn\u2019t expect this outbreak to impact current operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the personnel with symptoms, 75 are at Camp Arifjan, and two more are at Camp Buehring, which is roughly 150 kilometers northwest, past Kuwait City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 75th Combat Support Hospital and the 223rd Preventive Medicine Detachment are responding to the outbreak, according to Breazeale.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/22\/military-project-aims-to-combat-disease-outbreaks-protect-warfighters\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3899055.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military project aims to combat disease outbreaks, protect warfighters<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">When warfighters are downrange, they often come into contact with diseases at ground zero of an outbreak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Camp Arifjan isn\u2019t \u201clocked down,\u201d some of the soldiers were prevented from boarding flights to leave the base, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the soldiers who are experiencing symptoms of the virus are currently being quarantined on camp facilities. Personnel attempting to fly out of Kuwait were allowed to do so after those with symptoms were separated out from the rest of the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just don\u2019t want it to spread to their families. We don\u2019t want them to go home with it,\u201d Breazeale said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that those who were infected with the virus aren\u2019t all from the same unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norovirus is an extremely contagious virus that causes gastrointestinal illness in its victims, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA person usually develops symptoms 12 to 48 hours after being exposed to norovirus. Most people with norovirus illness get better within 1 to 3 days,\u201d according to the CDC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norovirus symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain. The symptoms can lead to dehydration, especially in vulnerable members of the population, such as young children and older adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norovirus outbreaks are the leading cause of illness from contaminated food in the United States, according to the CDC. Most outbreaks occur in \u201cfood service settings,\u201d like what a soldier visits at on-base dining facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInfected food workers are frequently the source of the outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods, such as raw fruits and vegetables, with their bare hands before serving them,\u201d the CDC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/norovirus\/about\/transmission.html\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">writes<\/a>. \u201cHowever, any food served raw or handled after being cooked can get contaminated with norovirus.\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Army Central is currently dealing with an outbreak of norovirus at two of the largest U.S. installations in 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