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File: 970207_aadcs_004.txtA blood donation history will be taken from any future case and, lf positive, a complete lookback for that case will be conductod. The potential threat of exotic pathogens in Southwast Asia was reviewed by military medical planner prior to the Gulf War and is outlined by the New England Journal of Medicine article published on 21 March 1991 by Gasser, et al, and Supplement Number 1 to Reviews of Infectious Disease, January 1991 by Oldfield, et al. These are excellent references for practicing physicians. Any physician who suspects leishmaniasis involving Department of Defense service personnel should contact the appropriate service Infectious Disease Consultant. U.S. Air Force: Gregory Melcher, MO MAJ, USAF Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, TX 78236 [(b)(2)] U.S. Navy/Marines: Edward Oldfield, MD CAPT, USN Naval Hospital San Diego, CA 92334 [(b)(2)] U.S. Army: Charles N. Oster, MD or Alan Magill, MD COL, USA MAJ, USA Infectious Disease Service Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC 20307 [(b)(2)] We recommend that, for other individuals, the CDC be contacted. Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Drug Request: (404) 639-3670 (Monday-Friday) or (404) 639-2888 (Evening, Weekend, Holiday)
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