DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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Subject: DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS       

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           -he natural reservoirs of infection may be birds, rodents, or other

           sr3ecies.     Arthronod vectors nften           nlay an important role in

           maintaining    the cycle of infection within these animal reservoirs.

           The artificial spread of the causative organisms of such typical

           zoonoses,     a-,,   tularemia, Venezuelan         F-cTiiine   encenhalomyelitis,

           tickborne encenhalitis, et.,C.. may cause mrimary infections among

           domestic or wild animals, which, wherever the ecological situation is

           4avourable, may lead to the establishment of a Persistent natural

           focus of infection.        This -i4ght happen in areas where such a focus

           has ei-the- never exister.1 or where it has been eradicated as a result


           of ef@ectivp rnnt@nj




           h.    '.f transmissible human nathogens were emnloyed, secondary cases

           or even an eridemic might follow. The situation thus resulting might

           be comnarable to that following the natural outbreak of disease which

           has occurred in certain war time situations, some of which have been

           catastrophic. The resulting disorganization and chaos could reduce

           s"-nni@-"cantly the effectiveness of generally available hvg"enic and

           n-eventiwp measlirp@,       nn the other hand, the insti-@utinn of radical

           hygienic and quarantine measures designed to control -he spread of

           infection could interfere with military or civi-l- services, such as

           @ransnort- and @unnl-v,         This --s illustrated by the far reaching

           effects of measures instituted to control the Rt)read of 'nfectio@is






                                         UNC@,AsqTFIED

                            as smAl'Ir)ox when ;i case 4s diagnosed -in A non enidemdr.

           area.     The effects of a biological attack cannot be evaluated solely

ortal;@v. Certain other important factors

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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996