Spread of Adenovirus to Geographically Dispersed Military Installations, May–October 2007

Spread of Adenovirus to Geographically Dispersed Military Installations, May–October 2007

In mid-May 2007, a respiratory disease outbreak associated with adenovirus, serotype B14 (Ad14), was recognized at a large military basic training facility in Texas. The affected population was highly mobile; after the 6-week basic training course, trainees immediately dispersed to advanced training sites worldwide. Accordingly, enhanced surveillance and control efforts were instituted at sites...

Epidemic spread of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease between U.S. Army installations.

A large outbreak of adenovirus type 4-associated acute respiratory disease (ARD) occurred at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 1997. A laboratory-based ARD surveillance program was initiated at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where advanced individual training was heavily populated with Fort Jackson soldiers. Adenovirus type 4 was isolated from 50% of 147 trainees hospitalized with ARD. Most (88%) introdu...

Statistical Consulting in a Geographically Dispersed Organization

Component-Based Development in Geographically Dispersed Teams

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Geographically-Colocated Subgroups in Globally Dispersed Teams:

Members of dispersed work teams may be located geographically in a variety of configurations. In fully-dispersed teams, each member resides in a unique location, whereas partially-dispersed teams are composed of some colocated and some distant members. Configurations in which team members are divided into geographically-distinct subgroups may create faultline dynamics, characterized by disrupti...