COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLOG WARFARE

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Subject: COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLOG WARFARE       

Unit: VARIOUS MC  

Parent Organization: VARIOUS MC  

Box ID: BX600054

Folder Title: NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL MESSAGES                                                        

Document Number:          3

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         MEDEVAC (RED)               MABTF DAY (RED)
         JOINT MED REG (RED)         TAR DAYLIGHT (RED)
      (C) @ TRANSPORT OR SHIP BY EXPEDITIOUS MEANS TO.
         NAVY FORWARD LABORATORY/H&S LABORATORY
         NED DET, IST FSSS
         H&S COMPANY
         AL JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA
         ATTN, LCDR                            U.S.C. 552 (b)(6)
      (D) @ FOR ASSISTANCE WITH COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION,     OR F'ROCESSING
      OF SF'ECIMENS OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING BW AGENTS,  CONTACT EITHER
      OF THE ABOVE INDIVIDUALS.
      5. Wff RESULTS: POSITIVE RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE NAVY   FORWARD LAB
      WILL BE CONSIDERED PRESUMPTIVE AND WILL REQUIRE CONFIRMATION BY
      USAMRIID, FORT DETRICK, MD, PRIOR TO GENERAL RELEASE. PRESUMF'TIVE
      RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED ONLY TO THE NAVCENT SURGEON.
      6.     SAFETY OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL:
      (A)     WITHIN THE INCIDENT AREA: AS OPERATIONALLY AF'PROF'RIATE.
      (B) OW REAR MTF: CLINICAL SPECIMENS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPICAL BW
      AGENTS DO NOT POSE A THREAT TO MEDICAL/LABORATORY-PERSONNEL. GOOD
      BARRIER AND INFECTIOUS MATERIAL/WASTE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS THOSE USED
      FOR HEPATITIS PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND
      LABORATORY PERSONNEL. PERSONNEL SHOULD REALIZE THAT BLOOD AND TISSUE
      SPECIMENS CONTAINING LARGE NUMBERS OF                                 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1)
      MAY SF'ORULATE WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR. THESE SPORES ARE RESISTANT TO
      READY DISINFECTION AND MAY POSE A RESIDUAL HAZARD ON SURFACES.
      7. (U) RELEASED BY CAPT D. BOUCK//
      DECL/OADR//
      ST
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Document 3 f:/Week-42/BX600054/NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL MESSAGES/collection and transportation of suspected biolo:1112961512484
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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600054
Unit = VARIOUS MC
Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC
Folder Title = NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL MESSAGES
Folder Seq # = 18
Subject = COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLO
Document Seq # = 3
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 = 12-NOV-1996