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efforts including food, water, and industrial hygiene surveillance. Air Force disease and 
morbidity data were tracked daily and reported weekly. Foodborne illnesses were 
investigated locally and monitored by the Surgeon's Office with appropriate interventions 
made. For simplicity these summary comments are provided: (Reference charts on pages 
30-32~. 
 
	During both operations respiratory illnesses (average 20.9 cases per 1000 per week), 
non-battle injuries (average 12.34 cases per 1000 per week), and dermatological conditions 
(average 8.5 cases per 1000 per week) were the top three disease categories. [9] 
 
	There were approximately 2500 gastroenteritis cases attributed to foodborne 
transmission during 16 disease outbreaks between August 1990 and 16 March 1991. This was 
32 percent of all gastroenteritis cases seen by Air Force providers. No food 
sabotage was indicated. MREs were not implicated. "Food facili 
ties implicated...include hotel and other commercial restaurants, 
local national catering services, US-supervised dining tents 
manned largely by third country nationals, and local national 
military dining facilities." [9] 
 
	Psychological conditions averaged 3.09 cases per thousand personnel per week. Cases 
peaked while forces anticipated a rotation policy, during the holidays, and following 
execution of the air campaign. [9] 
 
Significantly, of the total 184,000+ Desert Shield and Storm USAF sorties, including 
66,000+ Air Campaign sorties, [10] 
 
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