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                               CENTAF/SG DAILY UPDATE
       
         - Illness at Taif
         
              Not influenza, as originally thought.
              
              Food-borne illness
              --- Caused by a bacterium: Salmonella
              --- 37 of 47 stool cultures were positive
              - Traced to eggs served during the breakfast meal 2 Dec 90
              
         --- Eggs were cracked, broken, and covered witb chicken
              feces (chickens are known to carry Salmonella and pass
              it on througb their feces) and chicken feathers.
              
              --- 85 total cases: 3-7 Dec 90
              - Has now been resolved
              
              Environmental Health Officers sbould inspect and reject
              unacceptable food.
              
          --- Findings of this investigation to be distributed to all
              ATHs and SMEs.
              
               --- Findings will also be forwarded to CCSG.
               
       - Meeting to be held early next week to discuss Army medical
          facility beddowns.
          
               CENTAF/SG, ARCENI/5G, AECC, 4409 OSW/CC, and ESKAN/CSG will
               attend
               
               COMALF and STRATFOR may participate also
               
               Reason for meeting: running out of space at Riyadb Air
               Base, Eskan Village, and operational needs vs. med-evac
               needs at KKIA.
               
          COL RANDOLPH/OSCENTAF/SG/ 8 DEC 90
          
          
          
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