DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT

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Subject: DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT                                         

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          Prepared byi NEPMU-7, Naples, Italy
          Date of last review/revision: 10 Aug 1990

          PLAD: NAVENPVNTMEDU SEVEN NAPLES IT//04//
          Address: Box 41 FPO New York, NY 09521-4200
          Phone: AV 625-4468 or COMM 039-081-724-4468/9 or 4470
          Fax: 0039-81-762-4174

          1. Pass to Medical.

          2. The following Disease Risk Assessment Profile (DISRAP) on
          Qatar has been prepared by KEPMU-7. In assigning measures of
          risk (high, moderate, low) to diseases, we are indicating the
          risk of acquisition during a routine port visit or in-country
          deployment of brief (3 weeks or less) duration unless otherwise
          stated. If your operations in Qatar differ from the above (such
          as extended in-country missions), please contact NEPMU-7 for
          possible changes in assignments of disease risk.

          3. We encourage user feedback and/or information relevant to
          this DISRAP.   Contributions from deployment reports and Port
          Surveillance Questionnaires (contained in NEPMU-7 Medical
          Information Advisory) are incorporated into updates of our
          DISRAPS.

          4. This information should not be considered current after March
          1991.

          5. Gastrointestinal Diseases

             Moderate to high. This group will probably have the,greatest
          impact on personnel. Routine Travellers diarrhea (E. Coli) is
          the most significant threat. Diseases suspected to have moderate
          to high endemic rates include:   Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers,
          Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Viral Hepatitis, Amebiasis, Giardi-
          asis and Helminthiasis. Cholera is not active at present.
          The most important preventive measure is avoidance of contaminat-
          ed water and food. Presume all local water (including ice) is
          not potable, even in hotels and restaurants. All water consumed
      should be either bottled or treated. Uncooked foods likely to
          be contaminated with local water (for example: lettuce, un-
          peeled fruits and vegetables) should be avoided. Local street
          food vendors should be avoided. Meat should be thoroughly
          cooked. Raw milk and raw fish should not be consumed.

             Typhoid immunizations should be up to date. All persons
          should have completed a polio vaccine series. Furthermore,
          anyone without a documented polio booster as an adult should
          receive one dose of either OPV or IPV.    Cholera immunizations
          are not routinely recommended.

              Immune Globulin (IG) for Hepatitis A is not routinely recom-
          mended for brief (several days) port visits in urban or tourist
          areas. one can minimize exposure to Hepatitis A by avoiding


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