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    CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS OF CHOICE. PERSONNEL GIVEN CHLOROQUINE IN OMAN AND
    SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD RECEIVE FOLLOW-UP PROPHYLAXIS WITH PRIMAQUINE OR
    CHLOROQUINE/PRIMAQUINE.
    4. HIV TESTING OF ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS IS REQUIRED WITHIN 2 YEARS IF
    DEPLOYED LESS THAN 18O DAYS AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS IF DEPLOYED FOR
    GREATER THAN 180 DAYS. FOR ARC MEMBERS, HIV TESTING IS REQUIRED
    WITHIN 2 YEARS IF DEPLOYED FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS, AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS
    IF DEPLOYED FOR GREATER THAN 30 DAYS.
    5. RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND ACUTE
    GASTROENTERITIS HAVE BEEN THE MOST COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS
    REPORTED. PERSONNEL SHOULD WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY TO AVOID THE SPREAD
    OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, PROTECT THE SKIN FROM SUNLIGHT AND DRYING BY
    USE OF CLOTHING AND LOTIONS, AND CONSUME FOOD AND WATER ONLY FROM
    APPROVED SOURCES.
    L. IT IS CENTAF/SG POLICY THAT NEWCOMERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON PRE-
    VENTIVE MEDICINE MEASURES. HOWEVER, EVERY ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO
    BRIEF INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.
    
    7. HQ CENTAF/SG POC   [(b)(2)]
    
    

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