TERMINAL MALARIA CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS FOR TROOP DEPLOYMEN\T

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Subject = TERMINAL MALARIA CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS FOR TROOP DEPLOYMEN\T         

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

Unit = 24TH ID     

Folder Title = INCOMING DESERT SHIELD OPERATIONAL UPDATES  DOM  MAR  2 OF 5                                    

Document Number =          8

Box ID = BX001422








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       THr Rt;K            OF MALAC?[A TRAiqSMIS4.;T(jN IDAS UNLIKEI.Y.
       4. THE kF('Ot4mFNnATTnN AGAINST THF USE OF TERP41MAL 04ALARIA
       CHF14(PI40P@iYLAXIS IS RASFO UPON THF POLIOWINR, REASnh.'S:
             a.        THE ARFAS OF SOLiTHFPP4 TRAO ANfl KUWAIT WERE CnfJSIDEPED
       MALKRIA-FRFF PRIOR TO ItiF HTAPT OF7 HOSTILITIES.                                                               (0@'LY IHE FIVE
       NORTfiERN MOST PKOVTNCES TN IRAQ WFRF REPORTED TO HAVE ENDEMIC
       MALARIA.)
             fi .      THF TIME OF THE YEAR THE TROOPS OPERATED IN THESE AREAS WAS
       NOT CONNUCTVF FOR MOSOUTTO BRFFDT6Jr7 NOR MALARIA TRANSMISSION (I.E.#


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       COOLER TEMPERATURES AND nRY SEASr)kt MALARIA SEASNN TYPICA.LIY BEGINS
       IN LATF )4ARCli - EARLY APRIL).
             C.        INTELLIGEP4CE ANO MEF)TCAL SOURCES HAVE NOT REPR)PTED ANY CASES
       OF MALARIA IN rrko Epws OR TN THE TNT)TGENOUS POPULATION.
             0.        AS OF THIS I)ATE, THERF HAVF RFEN NO CASES nF MALAP IA
       r)IAGNOSEn AMONG U-S- MILITARY PER(SONNEL TIV CC)NJUNCTINIO WITH
       (IPERATION DESFRT SHIFLO/STORM.
       1; .     TN I.;PECTAL CIRCUr4ST4LNCES, SOME INORVIOUALS MAY HAVE OPERATED IN
       MALARIA Ef4DEMIC AFZFAS ANn THFSE TNOIVIOUALS WILL REQUIRE TERMINAL
       PROPHYLAxrs.                   THIS WILL BE DETERIOLTNEF) ON A UNIT OR TNGIVTDUAL- BASIS
       BY THE SUPPORTING mFnICAL AUTHORITY.
       6.       BECAUSE OF THE DISRUPTION OF PUBLIC KEALTH SERVICES AN[) THE
       POSSIBLE INCRFASF lt4 MOSGUITO BREFOING SITES RESULTIAIG FROM THE
       HO'@TILITIES9 THF RISK OF-MALARIA TRANSMISSION MAY L@ICREASE IN THE
       FIITURE-            THIS MAY LEAN TO A FUTUF?F -REQUIREMFN-T FOR MALARIA
       PROPHYLAXTS9 INCLUNTNG TERMINAL PROPHYLAXIS.                                                             EpTriEmrCILCIGICAL
       SEIIZVERLLANCE AND ENTOMOLOGICAL MONTTORINri SHOULD IDENTIFY, IF AND
       WHENT MALARIA FMERGFS TN THESE AREAS.                                                    A NEW MESSAr7E WILL BE
       TRANSMITTED IF THFRE rb A CHANGE IN THE CURREPIT PIALARIA



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