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An outbreak of common colds at an Antarctic base after seventeen weeks of complete isolation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

T. R. Allen ,
A. F. Bradburne ,
E. J. Stott ,
C. S. Goodwin  and
D. A. J. Tyrrell
T. R. Allen
Affiliation:
Medical OfficerBritish Antarctic Survey
A. F. Bradburne
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, England
E. J. Stott
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, England
C. S. Goodwin
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, England
D. A. J. Tyrrell
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, England
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Six of 12 men wintering at an isolated Antarctic base sequentially developed symptoms and signs of a common cold after 17 weeks of complete isolation. Examination of specimens taken from the men in relation to the outbreak has not revealed a causative agent.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 4 , December 1973 , pp. 657 - 667
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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