USAMRIID SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

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Subject: USAMRIID SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                     

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003202

Folder Title: USAMRIID BRIEFING TO BG BLANCK-BGJUMPER-RADM SMYTH                                              

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                         USANRIED Support of Operation Desert Shield


             0 "Medical Response to the Biological Warfare Threat"
                  (Document prepared for OTSG)
             * Briefinas to:
                  - OTSG BW Defense Workina Groun
                  - Office of the Assistant Secre@ orTDefense, Health Affairs
                  - MG (ret.) Rapmund
                  - Armed Force:g Institute of Pathology personnel
                        deploying to Dover AFB
             * Conduct of experimental and clinical studies to support development of
             medical doetrin7e on use of anthrax vaccine in conjunction with
             antibiotics and i=unoglobulin therapy for botulinum to)dn
             * Formulated recommendations on prophylaxis and therapy of anthrax
             and botulinum to)dcosis
             @Laboratory studv on inactivation/removal of biological to)dns from
              ater (chemical oi physical methods)
               Prepared and Dresented field medical protocols for use of ribavirin
             therapy and prophylaxis of CCHF

             o Reference Laboratorv for:
                  - vaccine stora@and deployment
                  - analvsis of cli-nical survev samples
                  - US@IID is the de@tive diagnostic reference laboratory

             o OrLranization                              four teams (each
             comi)nsing 3 to                                              to establish
             OCONUS'laboi                                        mii      ase threats:
                  - Duratio
                  - All ee               es, reagents furnished by and deployed from
                           S.
                  - Some ra           stic tests developed specifically for the teams.
                  - All tests         before deployment -

               Provision of technical suT)-oort, laboratory support, reagents and
             supplies to the CRDEC de@on effort.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003202
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = USAMRIID BRIEFING TO BG BLANCK-BGJUMPER-RADM SMYTH
Folder Seq # = 500000
Subject = USAMRIID SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Document Seq # = 500001
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 = 02-JAN-1997