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Subject: BIO WARFARE IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION CAPABILITIES
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION IN THE DESERT
Document Number: 1
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EXCELLENCE IN 'TELECONFERENCING-
-COMMUNICATIONS' UNCLASSIFIEuSEeRET '--CALL 697-8840--
OPERATIONS
SUPPORT DIRECTORATE
PRIORITY ZYUW RUEADWO0003 0192350 - BLOOD
P 1823457 JAN 91 D, SMART DIRECT YERSINIA PESTIS FT ANTIGEN DETECTION KIT
FM DA WASHINGTON OCI/D@ODO-AOC// (PLAGUE) - IT IS USED TO IDENTIFY PLAGUE ONLY IN BLOOD SAMPLES NOT
TO USARCEKTIISG/I ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES.
INFO USCIMCCENT//CCSG/J-3 NBC// USCENTAF/ISG// 2@ (U) POCT FOR THIS ACTION ARE MAJ ROBERT ENG, DASG-HCD-D, DSN
CENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VAI/SGPAH//SGX// 289-8163 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 756-8163 AND MAJ MIKE STANTON, SGPS-HCR,
CMC WASHINGTON DC//MED// DSN 2898 -7744 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 7546-7744.
JCS WASHINGTON DC//J-4-LRC/DDMR// BECLAS OADR BT
CNO WASHINGTON DCI/9321/ CDR 47TH NEDSOM DHAHRAN
DA WASHINGTON DC//DANO-SWC/DASG-HCD/DASG-HCL/I
DA WASHINGTON DC//SGPS-PSP/SGPS-CP-L//
CDRUSAGRDC FT DETRICK MD//SGRD-ZA/SGRD-PLA//
CORUSANRIID FT DETRICK 90//SGRO-UIZ-A//
CDRCROEC ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND
/ND//SNCCR-DO/DDT// BUMED WASHINGTON DC//02C//
NAWNEORSCHBEVCOM BETHESDA ND//CODE-OOI/
HOUSAF WASHINGTON DC//SGHR-MRC//
HWSAF BOLLING AIR DCI/%HR/SGPAII
COMUSNAVLOGSUPPFOR//Ng//
CONDTANS FT SAN HOUSTON TX //HSHA-DCD/HSHA-DTD//
SUBJECT: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BV) IDENITIFLCATION AND DETECTION
CAPABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT STOrd4 (U)
1. THIS IS A COORDINATED MESSAGE WITH USAF, USN, AND USMC.
RECOMMEND EXPEDITIOUS DISSEMINATION. A NUMBER OF BW ANALYSIS
TESTS/ASSAYS WILL BE USED IN THE AOR FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW)
DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION. THIS MESSAGE IS TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION
AND CLARIFIES THE DIFFERENCES IN CAPABILITIES AMONG THE MANY BW
TESTS/ASSAYS. A NUMBER OF BW TESTS/ASSAYS LABELED SMART (SIMPLE
MEMBRANE ANTIGEN RAPID TEST) ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AOR, BUT THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES AND ARE USED BY DIFFERENT UNITS FOR DIFFERENT
PURPOSES. THE TESTS/ASSAYS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. SMART COLORIMETRIC ANTHRAX ANTIGEN TEST - (NOMENCLATURE IS
TEST KIT ANTHRAX DETECTOR, NSN 6550-01-332-6755, UNIT OF ISSUE 15
KIT, 25 ASSAYS PER KIT). THIS TEST IS A DIAGNOSTIC AID USED By
MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO DETECT ANTHRAX PA ANTIGEN IN THE BLOM, REPEAT
BLOOD. THE TEST MAY BE USEFUL IN IDENTIFYING ANTHRAX SYMPTIOMS AMONG
DEPLOYED UNITS AND PERMIT INITIATION OF MEDICAL
DEFENSIVE MFA.SIIRF.@
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT HAS PROCURED 40K TESTS; 191 70 BE PLACED IN THE
AOR, 9.SK AT U.S. ARMY MEDICAL MATERIEL CENTER EUROPE, AND 11.5K AT
U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
INDICATORS FOR USE OF THIS TEST ARE (1) CLUSTER OF SERVICE MEMBERS
WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE SYMPTOMS (FEBRILE RESPIRATORY DISEASE,
SUDDEN ONSET/OUTBREAK IN THE SAME AREA OF OPERATIONS AT THE SAME
TIME, RAPID PROGRESSION TO STRIDOR AND RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY,
WIDE MEDIASTINUM ON CHEST X-RAY WITH AND/OR WITHOUT PULMONARY
EFFUSION WITHOUT PULMONARY INFILTRATES); (2) KNOWN OR REPORTED
ANTHRAX RESPIRATORY DISEASE RISK OR CASES IN AREA OF OPERATION; (3)
UNEXPLAINED ANIMAL ILLNESS AND DEATH; AND (4) UNEXPLAINED CYANOTIC
RESPIRATORY DEATHS, ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE OR INSUFFICIENCY.
B. SMART ANTHRAX SPORE TEST - UNIT OF ISSUE IS KIT WITH 25
TESTS PER KIT. THIS TEST WILL BE USED BY NBC PERSONNEL FOR DETECTION
OF ANTHRAX SPORES. THIS TEST WILL BE USED TO DETECT ANTHRAX SPORES
IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES COLLECTED BY THE XK2 AIR SAMPLING DEVICE. If
POSITIVE SAMPLE(S) ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY SHOULD BE SENT TO ONE OF THE
AOR LABS ANDIOR TO A CONUS LAB (U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (USAMRIID@, FT DETRICK, FREDERICK, MD)
ACCORDING TO CENTCOM PRDCEDURES. MOTE THAT ONLY INITIAL POSITIVE
SAMPLES OR SAMPLES WHICH ARE HIGHLY SUSPECTED TO BE POSITIVE SHOULD DECLASSIFIED
BE FORWARDED TO THE AOR LABS.
L#4 TOXIN DETECTION KIT - UNIT OF ISSUE IS KIT ON: 15 NOV 96
WITH 25 TESTS PER KIT. THIS TEST WILL BE USED BY RBC PERSONNEL FOR
DETECTIDN OF BOTULINLIN TOXIN STRAINS A, B. AND E. THIS TEST WILL BE BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3.4 EO
USED TO DETECT THE TOXIN IN ENVIROMMENTgM$M@IgAW
XM2. AIR SAMPLING DEVICE. IF POSITIVE IHEY 12958
SHOULD BE SENT TO THE NAVY FORWARD LAB (NFL) AND/OR TO A CONUS LAB
(USAMRIIB) ACCORDING TO CENTCON PROCEDURES. NOTE THAT ONLY INITIAL
POSITIVE SAMPLES OR SAMPLES WHICH ARE HIGHLY SUSPECTED TO BE POSITIVE
SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE NFL. NEGATIVE SAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE SENT
TO THE NFL.
ACTIDN AOC CRISIS l@41) (I)
INFO UAMO(A) DASG ) SCB REVIEW(L)
MCN=91019/33437 TDR=91019/23i4Z TAD=91020/0055Z CDSN=MADS83
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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 = 25-NOV-1996