TY - JOUR AU - Earhart, Kenneth AU - Beadle, Christine AU - Miller, Larry AU - Pruss, Martin AU - Gray, Gregory AU - Ledbetter, Elizabeth AU - Wallace, Mark T1 - Outbreak of Influenza in Highly Vaccinated Crew of U.S. Navy Ship T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 463 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) occurred aboard a U.S. Navy ship in February 1996, despite 95% of the crew's having been appropriately vaccinated. Virus isolated from ill crew members was antigenicly distinct from the vaccination strain. With an attack rate of 42%, this outbreak demonstrates the potential for rapid spread of influenza in a confined population and the impact subsequent illness may have upon the workplace. KW - Influenza KW - respiratory tract infections KW - military KW - epidemiology KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0703.017320 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/3/01-7320_article ER - End of Reference