BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM

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Subject: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX AND BOTULINUM        

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box ID: BX003203

Folder Title: INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX                                             

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                          (2)                    c (WM) kits            d be Positioned at medical
               treatment facilities                the ACR.         is a refrigeration
                            for these kits, but stability testing has             the kit to be
               stable for six wewo at        I : r: i, tr m m of @ C (li3o F) . @ intent of
               usuv this kit is to provide a prel                        c test to enable @cal
                          to                    ve clinical           is of         . Ccnfi=tlon
               by altenlative laboratory tests is                  See para 3.1.    @CatorS for
               use of SKM kits are as follmm:

                               (a) cluster of SK with respiratory disease                 (febrile
               respiratory          i         onset/cutbreak in the @ area of operations at
               the -@ time, rapid               icn to stxidor and respiratory irsufficierr-y.
               w:Lde              on chest X-ray with and/or without                 effuslcn
               wi                   infiltrates)

                               (b) Unexplairied         illriess arid death

                               (c)        or reported anthrax mviratory               risk or cases
               in area of operation

                               (d) @lained              c respiratory cleaths, a@ resPiratOrY
               failure or        ficiency

                    b.         inum Toxin

                          (1)  Sign and            - blurred vision, generalized weakness, and
               difficulty in taWM and @l

                          (2) D         c kits for testing elwi=mmltal sauples for the
                          of toxin will be Used by Chemical C=W                 - No kit is
               ava3lable for          on of the tcxm in blood samples due to lack of
               sensitivity.

               2.4 Post             TtWtMent for                     SK

              a. All St4 will be issued a blister pack of ten Ciprof]L@cin tablets
               (500 mg) with            cns to take one tablet            12              derision
               to begin taking the         iatic will be made by the tactical                based
               on omfimaticn of               or @            31ity of                   tactical
                          Will be adv@ by his            ligence Officer,             arld Chemlcal
               officer. other indicators of a BW attack are warning frL" the few BW
               detectors deployed               at selected sites and the NBC Reportirig


                    b. If an attack with anthrmc has @ confirmed, the St4 =I-ct CCLTplete
               the vaorimtlcn series. in adcution, ciprofloxacin antibiotic treatment will
                          for at least 30 days. If suspicious clinical                occur, M
               will be treated with ora]L Ciprofloxacin (1000 mg loading dose, then 750 mg
               twice daily) or intravenous             ine (200 mg l@ dose, then 100 mg


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Box ID = BX003203
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Folder Title = INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX
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Subject = BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX AND B
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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 = 22-NOV-1996