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C~NTROL OF CO~M ~.CABLE DISEASES
Uk*WSUAL OCCURRENrES OR TRE~DS OF rj SEASES AF~ELTING L S PERSONNEL
NE THE CIVILIAN POPL~At O~ AND PEMED.AL ACT'"NS *~L'~T BE PRO~~TL~
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~D.ETE HEAT AL~LI,~ATlZAT,Ok WILL TAkE AP~ROXl.~AT=. ~ 7 TC `0 DA~S
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ANIMAL r~ONTROL
(` ALL W~~~2 AN D.L'.MES-*IC ANIMALS ~NCLU~~ING OOGS `.ATS
SCORPiONS SFIDERS SNAKES, ETC: ARE TO BE AVOIDED
2'. INSTRUrTION RECAR~ING SPECIFIC SNAKE ANTIVENIN TO
`S AS FOL~CWS PER NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL ANE PREVENTIVE MEDICINL
LN' LA S
* *~-` ~FCT~ON OF £
NO 7 (NEPMJ-7) N*~PLES BEHRING~ERKE AG ~OSTSCHLIESSFACH
35 MARBURG GERMANY MANUFACTURES A POLYVALENT ANTIVENIN THAT
~ I'~ALLY ADDRES~ES SNAkEB'TES IN AFR1CA AND TO A LESSEP
E~'',k T~E MI DEL EAST, WHICH IS LABELLED SERUM NORDAFRICA
S~NCEkTRATED, BU kCT L~O~HILIZED IT IS PREPARED BY PEPSIN
ON AND AMMONIUM SU'FATE PRECIPITATiON RESULTiNG iN A Ib
``L~L~"NT PROTEIN SDLUTION W~TH A S~ELF LIFE OF ABOUT 3 YEARS IT IS
* - IVE ~CA'NS HE NORTH A~RICAN SPECIES OC THE EGYPTIAN COBRA
*N~J~ HA `E) THE nESERT H"RNEO VI~EP (CERASTES) AND THE SA~ARA SAND
~I'Eh' (CERAcTES VIPERA THESE 3 S~ECiES WOULE BE EXPEr~TEO TO POSE
`CERASTES A PflSSIB~E THREAT 1k AND AROUNL~ THE DEPL.?MENT AREA
N AJ'DI
* ,E'PECTIVE AGAINST THE ~JFF ADDER (BITIS AR'ETA~S) AND TH-
~ALED OR CARPE" VIPER (ECHIS rARINATLIS) THE POLVVALENT
r'R~)'ERTiES OF THIS ANT1VENIN ADDRESS MANY OF THE IMPORTANT SPECIES
(`= `HE REGION POC AT NEQMU-7 IS LT LLUBERAS AV ~25-44~8,~
IMMUNIZATION GUIDELINES
`1) 80TH ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PERSONNEL WILL BE
lwMJNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO
""HE DE~LOYMENT AREAS THE FOLLOWING STANDARD IMMUNIZATIONS ARE
RE"JMMENDED- TETANUS/DIPHTHERIA TOXOID (TD)-BASiC SERIES WITH 10-
YEAP BOOSTER POLIOVIRUS VACCINE (ORAL) -BASIC SERIES PLUS ONE
BOOTER YELLOW FEVER-EVERY 10 YEARS IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO
UND'RGO HIV SCREENING PRIOR TO RECEIVING ORAL PO'IO OR VELLOW FEVER
VAC~ INE UNLESS CLINICALLY INDICATED TYPHOID-SINGLE DOSE SHOULD BE
ADM NISTERED UNLESS IMMUNIZED WITHIN THE PAST 3 ~EARS, RE-
:MMLNIZATION IS REQUIRED AT TIME OF DE~LOYMENT TO AOR IF MORE THAN
3 rEARS HAS ELAPSED SINCE PREVIOUS DOSE SMALLPOX, PLAGUE
CHOLERA, AND RABIES (HDCV) VACCINE ARE NOT RECOMMENDED CHOLERA
IMMLNiZATION CERTIFICATE MAY BE REQUIRED BY HOST COUNTRY IF
ERr.DNt1EL ARRIVE "ROM ANOTHER AOR COUNTRY WHERE CHOLERA IS PRESENT
(2) MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE, QUADRIVALENT, IS RECOMMENDED TO
~ER-CkNEL NOT "ACCINATED WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS, WHO EXPECT
PROLONGED, CLOSE CONTACT WITH LOCAL NATIONALS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN
OUR'NG THEIP DEPLOYMENT IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT OCCASIONAL,
CASUAL CONTACT IS NOT REPEAT NOT A SUFFICIENT REASON TO VACCINATE
CURRENT MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT RISK OF
MEN'NG'TIS WILL BE EXTREMEL' LOW TO DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS DURING
`A::? FO~"E M~~'-9O222~2941 ToR'-go222/1743z ~A"--qc'22~'1S~~Z CDSN'-MADCSl
ME~SA3E'
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