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          R 201338Z DEC 90
          FM NGB ANDREWS AFB HD//SGAX//
          IO AIG 7301//CC//SG//
          AIG 7311//CC//SG//
          RUCIRMA/109AEF MINNEAPOLTS ST PAUL IAP MN//CC/
          RUVRBMA/118AES NASHVILLE IAP TN//SG//
          RUVOBJA/137AEF WILL ROGERS WORLD APRT OKLAHONA CITY OK//SG/SGNT//
          RUVABIA/139AEF STRATTON ANGB SCOTIA NY//DOCM//
          RUVABOA/142AEF MCCA NEW CASTLE DE//DOCH//
          RUWFPAA/146AES CHANNEL ISLANDS ANGB CA//SGA//
         RUVRBIA/156AEF CHARLOTTE DOUGL^S I^P NC//CC//
         RUVRBPA/167AEF EWVRA SHEPPARD FLD MARTINSBURG WV7/SGO//
          RUVRBGA/183AEF ALLEN C THOMPSON FLD NS//SG//
          RUVHBKA/187AEF CHEYENNE MUNT APRT WY//SGO//
           ZEN 113TFW ANDREWS AFB MD//SG//
          ZEN NGB ANDREWS AFB MD//SGAX//SGAT//
  
          UNCLAS
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          THE FOLLOWING HQ USAF BOLLING AFB DC//SGPA// MESSAGE DTG 142000Z DEC
          90 IS RETRANSMITTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
          SUBJECT: UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL USE OF DOG FLEA/TICK COLLARS BY U,S.
          TROOPS
         REF: AFPMB MSG 110600Z DEC 90, SAME SUBJECT
          1. ADDRESSEES ENCOURAGED TO RETRANSMIT THIS MSG TO YOUR DESTRED
          DISTRIBUTION.
          2. REPORTS FROM MILITARY EXCHANGE OFFICERS INDICATE THAT U.S. TROOPS
          PREPARING TO DEPLOY TO DESERT SHIELD ARE BUYING MASSIVE NUMBERS OF
          DOG FLEA/TICK COLLARS FOR USE ON THEIR PERSON.
          3. THESE COLLARS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE ON HUMANS. DOG-COLLAR
          INSECTICIDES SUPPRESS A KEY ENZYME WHICH FUNCTIONS IN THE HUMAN
          NERVOUS SYSTEM, CALLED CHOLINESTERASE. THIS CAN IMPACT ON
          OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS:
          A. SINCE THESE INSECTICIDES ACT LIKE NERVE AGENTS, USE OF THESE
          COLLARS MAY LIMIT INDIVIDUAL ABILITY TO SURVIVE A CHEMICAL WARFARE
          ATTACK.
          B. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN THESE COLLARS MAY CAUSE A RASH WHEN WORN BY
          TROOPS.
          4. USE OF THESE COLLARS ON HUMANS VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW REQUIRING
        INSECTICIDES BE USED ONLY AS DIRECTED ON THE LABEL.
          5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NEW DOD REPELLENT SYSTEM IS SPECIFICALLY
          DESIGNED FOR TROOP USE. IT IT SAFE TO USE AND CONTAINS THE MOST
          EFFECTIVE INSECT REPELLENTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. FLEA/TICK COLLARS
          PROVIDE HUMANS NO ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM INSECT ATTACK.
          FURTHERMORE, RELTANCE ON COLLARS MAY LEAD TO NON-USE OF THE MORE
          EFFECTIVE, SAFER DOD REPLELLENT SYSTEM.
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                                   INFO USA FILE(1)
                                   MCN=90355/10149          TOP=90355/0600Z TAD=90355/0914Z CDSN=MAP015    ^
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