MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Jun 16;44(23):443-7.
In November 1994, the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Pennsylvania Department of Health requested that CDC investigate a report of unexplained illnesses among members of an Air National Guard (ANG) unit in south-central Pennsylvania (Unit A) who were veterans of the Persian Gulf War (PGW) (August 1990-June 1991). These veterans had been evaluated at a local VA medical center for symptoms that included recurrent rash, diarrhea, and fatigue. A three-stage investigation was planned to 1) verify and characterize signs and symptoms in PGW veterans attending the VA medical center; 2) determine whether the prevalence of symptoms was higher among members of Unit A than among members of other units deployed to the PGW and, if so, whether the increased prevalence was associated with PGW deployment; and 3) characterize the illness and identify associated risk factors. This report presents preliminary findings from stages 1 and 2 (stage 3 is in progress).
1994年11月，美国退伍军人事务部（VA）、国防部（DoD）和宾夕法尼亚州卫生部要求美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）对宾夕法尼亚州中南部一个空军国民警卫队（ANG）单位（A单位）成员中出现的不明病因疾病报告展开调查，这些成员都是海湾战争（1990年8月 - 1991年6月）的退伍军人。这些退伍军人在当地的退伍军人事务部医疗中心接受了评估，症状包括反复出现的皮疹、腹泻和疲劳。计划进行三个阶段的调查：1）核实并描述在退伍军人事务部医疗中心就诊的海湾战争退伍军人的体征和症状；2）确定A单位成员中症状的患病率是否高于部署到海湾战争的其他单位成员，如果是，这种患病率的增加是否与海湾战争部署有关；3）描述该疾病并确定相关风险因素。本报告展示了第1阶段和第2阶段的初步调查结果（第3阶段正在进行中）。
