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Os   04  ~9I5I~Z  JAN  91  PP     ______


THAT IS, THOSE ANIMALS WITHIN AN IDENTIFIED AREA THAT HAS COME UNDER

A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK~ OR THOSE ANIMALS SHOWING SIGNS OF ANTHRAX

INFECTION WITHIN AN IDENTIFIED AREA THAT HAS COME UNDER BIOLOGICAL

ATTACK~ BE HUMANELY SLAUGHTERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE

WITH PREVIOUS CENTCOM POLICY MESSAGE ON TREATMENT OF INJURED OR

INFECTED ANIMALS-

~-  *    SPORES RE~UIRE STEAM STERILIZATION OR BURNING FOR CERTAIN

DESTRUCTION- ENGINEER UNITS AND VETERINARY PERSONNEL MUST BE

PREPARED TO HUMANELY SLAUGHTER INFECTED ANIMALS AND DESTROY

CARCASSES THROUGH DISPOSAL IN DEEP PITS AND BURNING WITH DIESEL

FUEL PRIOR TO BURIAL-   THIS WILL PRECLUDE A LINGERING OR POTENTIAL

SPREAD OF THE DISEASE IN ANIMALS IN FUTURE YEARS-   IT IS IMPERATIVE

THAT ALL EFFLUENT AND WASTES OF POTENTIALLY INFECTED ANIMALS BE

TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER.

6.   *    PERSONNEL HANDLING INFECTED ANIMALS WILL WEAR PROTECTIVE


MASKSi GLOVES~ BOOTS AND OVERGARMENTS-   CLOTHING USED IN SUCH
OPERATIONS WILL BE STEAM STERILIZED UPON COMP\SETION OF OPERATION

OR BURNED-

          IN THE EVENT OF ANIMAL CASUALTIES DUE TO EXPOSURE TO OTHER

BIOLOGICAL AGENTSi NERVE AGENT OR OTHER CHEMICALS~ THE SAME


                                                        ~915i2Z JAN 91

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