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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                                                       CN, AND            SYSM

               3.1 BW WaMing, Detection, atid Sanplirig             - @icn is to provide
               advance riotificaticn of BW attack(s) and to colleat envirarmental and
               bi     cal samples for AIOR and          analysis for confirmation of Bw agent
               ilse.


                    a. Advance Notification - @ attac)md by BW agents, the BW
               and         on         will @ide              notification to U.S. and/or allied
               foroes.

                    b. Notification              - M will get into appropriate MDPP
               wben notified of an '           BW aerosol cloud. If an anthrax attack is
               conf       or presumed, St4 shculd begin ta" their antibiotic arid amplete
               their anthrax vaocimticn series. @ action is ta)cen because of the
               incidence of mask fail@ arxi potential uncertainty that all SK in the area
               did receive timely           . In addition, an all clear sigrktl for an anthrax
               attack is riot well defined and post-attack exposure is possible. If a
               botulum toxin attack is cmfirmad or presumed, the @cal system should be
               vig3.larrt for the             of                  M and treat/provide supportive
               care as appropriate.

                    c. All Clear Sigrol           all clear sigrkil will be extrapolated fran
               data acclumalated F     the detection system and MM factors and provided to
               mits.

                    d. Eriv             samples - only those po@ souros detector samples or
               other samples wtuch test positive will be property packaged, == NOT
               FROZEN, and prepared for transport to an ACR lab by Chemical Corps personnel
        to p           in reference 2. U.S. Aniry chmical
                    opment ayid Erig@iM               (AMEC) will provule BW test k3.tS for this
               field arolysis. Positive arxi negative cmtrols             be performed
               periodically to @ v@ility of test kits.                    is critical to         ze
               false posit3.ves and @tives. Note that appropriate sanple data @ be
               romrded an forms prov@ in ref@ 2 arxi must                          samples.

                    e.   Bicmed:Lcal Sanples -         samples to @ude blood, sputl=, arxl
               possibly luM biopsy @ be oollected F                     tic M :Ln triplicate by
               medical            . They will be           . NOT         , property          , and
               prepared for transport to an AOR lab (one sample) and == lab (two sanples)
               aooo@ to                  in reference 2. Note that             late sample data
               @ be              on form prov@ in reference 2 and =art a=zparry
               samples.






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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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Document Date =
Scan Date =
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