Publication: Human Adenovirus Type 7 Outbreak in Police Training Center, Malaysia, 2011
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2012
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In March 2011, an outbreak of acute respiratory disease was reported at the Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Police Training Centre. Approximately 100 trainees were hospitalized and 5 were admitted to the intensive care unit. Three of these 5 trainees died. Human adenovirus type 7 was identified as the etiologic agent.
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Adenovirus Infections, Human / diagnosis, Human / epidemiology, Adenoviruses, Human / classification, Human / genetics, Capsid Proteins / genetics, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, Malaysia / epidemiology, Military Facilities, Occupational Diseases / diagnosis, Occupational Diseases / epidemiology, Phylogeny, Police, Sequence Analysis, DNA