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  • Title: Epstein-Barr virus infection in Desert Storm reservists.
    Author: Carver LA, Connallon PF, Flanigan SJ, Crossley-Miller MK.
    Journal: Mil Med; 1994 Aug; 159(8):580-2. PubMed ID: 7824153.
    Abstract:
    Approximately 150 U.S. Army reservists from Indiana reported symptoms consistent with chronic fatigue syndrome after returning stateside from the tour of duty in Saudi Arabia. A psychiatric team confirmed the diagnosis, evaluated possible etiology, and treated the service members when appropriate. Those available service members who met the study's diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (n = 37) received an Epstein-Barr virus panel. Seventy-three percent of these selected service members were positive either for an acute or reactivated Epstein-Barr viral infection. These data suggest that service members who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome may have their symptoms increased and prolonged by secondary viral infections.
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