MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL WARFARE THREAT EXSUMS

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Subject: MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL WARFARE THREAT  EXSUMS       

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                                EXECUTIVE SUMMARY           27 Aug 90

             MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BOTULINUM TOXINS (BT) FOR OPERATION
        DESERT SHIEI,D. @ (Army OTSG) Intelligence sources state that
        Iraq has weaponized BT. This agent can be disseminated as an
        aerosol by artillery, rockets, aircraft, and terrorist groups.
        Although the current Army protective masks and collective
        protection will protect the soldiers, there is no real time
        detector system to alert service members. The effects of inhaled
        BT exposure is paralysis with a high fatality rate. Current
        vaccine only covers five (A-E) of the seven BT strains. Iraq has
                                                            Current
        vaccine does provide                Side effects are similar to a
        typhoid shot.
        vaccination is recommended for select service members. Vaccination
        program will be directed/prioritized by CENTCOM and supported by
        the Services Medical Departments. PROVIDE MEMO



                                      COL Pitt Tomlinson/SGPS-PSP/756-0125
                                      MAJ Robert Eng/DASG-H@D/7?6-8163t

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