Camp Funston

39.096229 - 96.726487Koordinaten: 39 ° 5 ' 46 "N, 96 ° 43 ' 35" W Camp Funston was a training camp in the U.S. Army during the time of the First World War. It was in Kansas and belonged to the military base Fort Riley. On average, 56,000 young recruits were in this camp who have been trained here for their dedication at the front in Europe.

Medical History is the Camp Funston important because here one of the first outbreaks of the Spanish flu is occupied and at least partially the infection course can be reconstructed: In January and February 1918, practicing in Haskell County Country Doctor Loring Miner had a sharp increase in cases of influenza with unusually vigorous course determined. He was so worried that he published, among others, in the Public Health Reports of the U.S. Public Health Services a warning against this flu. There is evidence that from Haskell County in late February at least three people traveled to Camp Funston, who arrived there between 28 and 2 March. On March 4, fell ill in the camp working chef. Three weeks later, in the camp of 1,100 recruits were seriously ill. By troops relocations were transferred from Camp Funston of the pathogen to other training camps and from there into American cities. Sometimes you can even the outbreak in Europe back on Infected from Camp Funston. Flu with the typical unusually heavy process are documented from the French port city of Brest on 10 April. Also recruits from Camp Funston was moved at this time to Europe and had Brest as a first port of entry.

• Military device ( United States Army )
• Military facility in Kansas
• Riley County