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Subject: INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE TACTICS TECHNIQUES                     

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003203

Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE FOR OPERATION DESERT STORM-1                                         

Document Number:          1

Folder Seq  #:         34



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               (1)               to @ Attack, Fbr                              attack,               9- (U) @@la @@is,                          detection test is available as
     the -'at risk" units will be ratified @tely to begin @ their                               an         assay.
     antibiotic. At the mm tim there SH will omoplets their three dose anthrax
     @tion series. vigi-i@ will be maintained for other anthrax positive                        2-4. (U) @ AM Biological Identification Cambilities, @, s@is,
                                                                                                West Nile, Rift Valley @, Sm=y @ Sicilian, Sandfly @ Naples,
                                                                                                                        ic rww, Q F@ (C. @), Madi@ Spotted
               (2) 4" @ to @inUM @ Attack. SeleaLive Use Of the                                        arxl nw@@c                        is @@e at the NFL, AFL, arxi the
     ratio will be initiated upon d-i-in of @ authorities                             to        996th ArW @tory.
     CENIAM policy, if patients exhibit definitive @imm
     @i@ @ such @ @=tor/ support and incubation will be @ided                                   2-5. @@ Biological Warfare
        the sibmtion @ts at medical @@ fwilitim.                                                     a. @                          NBC            will be @ing an anthrax test
          c. (U) @iro@ Sawl@. @l@ from the XM2 @ll@ will be                                     for @on of @ in eriv@                              coll@ by @ XM2
          @tply to ACR and @ labs foll@                            attack for rapid             @er. As soon as U" test is @e in @ty, it will be placed in
.                                                                                  the ACR labs.
     2-3. @ Biological Warf@ @ratory identification capabilities f996th                              b. @                            NBC            will be the primary
     Lab, NFL, AFL) (rPf 41,                                                                    Or @ @ @irl= tcvin test (strains A, B, and E) for waysis of the
                                                                                                XM2 env            @es. As soon as this test is available in quantity, it
          a. @Anthrax, @ AOR labs can perform @ identifi@tim tests                              will be Placsd in the ACR labs. It will be @ful only for environmental
     for anth=. nW can also perform antibiotic @itivity @ to select                             sample and not for senim samples.
     the best antibiotic for post            @tment.

               (1) q"  @ simple   @rane antigen rapid test (@) @lorimtric
               @tigm test uses blood or @ sample frm only @tic
               to @ the PA antig@.

               (2) M The @lu*                            assay (F7.T'A) @ blood or
           @l@ f@ @tic patients to prwide @tative information
     m the PA arttigen.

               (3)         anth= bacteria can be lwlated, cultured, and
     sta@.     @ides dye stains, fluoresoetit antibody              can be performsd.

          b.   @ Botul@ qbxin. NFL has kits for detection of botulnm toxin
     (strain A) in env@ samples @ well as                       for perfomuv
     pol@ chain Motion (pm) test for botulim= @ (A-F). @imm
     toxin reagents for PCR analysis is exper@, and results @ be
     oontio-Ily evaluated for reliability. AFL arxi NFL will have another test
     which will have the @pability to @ botulimm @ @ins A, B, and E
     (para 2-5b).

          c. (u) starhyl@ @xin A SE-,XCI.2,31), Antigm de@icn
     @t is a@ilable.

          d. @                       @xin B. Antigm detection tesl is
  available.

          e. "*                                      Antig@ de@im @t is
     a@ilable.

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Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003203
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE FOR OPERATION DESERT STORM-1
Folder Seq # = 34
Subject = INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE TACTICS TECHNIQUES
Document Seq # = 1
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 = 24-DEC-1996