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Preventing Respiratory Infections Among Military Trainees in the Absence of Adenovirus Vaccine

Overview. Young adults in military training appear at increased risk for respiratory infections.Those with <1 year of service are 5 times more likely to be hospitalized; new recruits are 29 times more likely.Risk may be related to:stresses of trainingenvironmental factorssudden mixing of

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Preventing Respiratory Infections Among Military Trainees in the Absence of Adenovirus Vaccine

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    1. Preventing Respiratory Infections Among Military Trainees in the Absence of Adenovirus Vaccine Presentation for the Armed Forces Epidemiology Board September 2001 CDR Margaret Ryan, MC, USN DoD Center for Deployment Health Research Naval Health Research Center, San Diego

    15. Non-Vaccine Infection Control Methods Air Disinfection Historically, ultraviolet lights and trichloroethylene vapors used in barracks in mid 1900s. Reduced respiratory illness, but use was limited by toxicity. Safe UV systems available today. In a limited study at Great Lakes, UV lights decreased respiratory illness clinic visits by ~20%. Use of UV systems remains complicated and expensive in non-hospital settings. Conlin et al, UV lights and recruits, MPH thesis (manuscript under review)

    16. Non-Vaccine Infection Control Methods Surface Disinfection Not well studied in outpatient or military settings. Reckitt Benckisor (makers of Lysol) and NHRC exploring collaborative evaluation. Nutritional Interventions Vitamin C, zinc, glutamine, natural “immune stimulators” (e.g., CVT-E002), others? Beneficial effects thus far inconsistently reported.

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