MEDICAL CHEMICAL DEFENSE FOR TROOPS DEPLOYED TO SAUDI ARABIA

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Subject: MEDICAL CHEMICAL DEFENSE FOR TROOPS DEPLOYED TO SAUDI ARABIA    

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Parent Organization: HSC         

Box ID: BX003204

Folder Title: MEDICAL CHEMICAL DEFENSE FOR TROOPS DEPLOYED TO SAUDI ARABIA                                    

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         Northern Iraq and Western Saudi Arabia. In Iraq, only P. vivax

         is found and in Saudi Arabia, P. falciparum predominates.

         Neither country reports chloroquine-resistance.

         2. It was determined that yellow fever vaccine was not

         necessary as there was no disease threat in this specific

         region. In addition, cholera, plague and pre-exposure rabies

         vaccines were not recommended. While hepatitis B is highly

         endemic in this area, pre-exposure immunization was not

         recommended as exposure was considered to be extremely

         unlikely.
         3. Other significant threats discussed included heat injuries

         and various other diseases/conditions, particularly
         gastrointestinal. Brucellosis, endemic in this portion of the

         world, is contracted principally by eating/drinking

         contaminated food products; camel and goat's milk in particular

         and cheeses made from these products are significant in the

         transmission. Milk provided by cattle is reasonably safe as it

         should be pasteurized. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is widely

         prevalent particularly in Eastern Saudi Arabia.

         4. All troops need to deploy and use insect repellents (DEET
         and Permanone). Troops must avoid setting up their tents near

         rodent intermediate host in leishmaniasis transmission)

         burroughs. Troops should be careful to avoid direct skin
         exposure to contaminated water as schistosomiasis is also

         present. Wearing the uniform sleeves down, pant legs tucked
         inside the boot ... etc helps reduce the risk of disease

         transmission.

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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996