CHANGE IN GUIDANCE FOR MALARIA CHEMORROPHYLAXIX FOR ~~~ FORCES IN IRAQ

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SUBJECT:  CHANGE IN GUIDANCE FOR MALARIA CHEMORROPHYLAXIX FOR ~~~ FORCES IN IRAQ

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 PHCSPHATE AND PRIMAQUINE    HO3PHA~E ARE ALSO NO L'ThNGER REC~MMENDED
     KE~ :SSUES AFFECTING -HrS RECOMMENDED CHANGE ARE-
     A   MALARIA TRANSMISSION       `N 1RAQ IS PRIMARILY FRO~ MAY THROUGH
 ~OVEMBER, WITH PEAk' TRANSMISSION IN JULY AND AUGUST
     B   MALARIA TRANSMISSION       :3 BELIEVED TO HAVE :3EEN SUCCESSFULLY
  NtERRUPTEt) IN SOUTHERN IRAQ
     C    `NTELLIGENCE AND MED:CAL SOURCES HAVE NOT REPORTED ANy ~ASES
 OF ~ALARiA  ~~ ~HE  INDIGENOUS POPULAl ION OF SOUTHERN ~RAQ         F IN fRAQI

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