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A blood donation history will be taken from any future case and,
lf positive, a complete lookback for that case will be conductod.
The potential threat of exotic pathogens in Southwast Asia was
reviewed by military medical planner prior to the Gulf War and is
outlined by the New England Journal of Medicine article published
on 21 March 1991 by Gasser, et al, and Supplement Number 1 to
Reviews of Infectious Disease, January 1991 by Oldfield, et al.
These are excellent references for practicing physicians.
Any physician who suspects leishmaniasis involving Department
of Defense service personnel should contact the appropriate
service Infectious Disease Consultant.
U.S. Air Force: Gregory Melcher, MO
MAJ, USAF
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio, TX 78236
[(b)(2)]
U.S. Navy/Marines: Edward Oldfield, MD
CAPT, USN
Naval Hospital
San Diego, CA 92334
[(b)(2)]
U.S. Army: Charles N. Oster, MD or Alan Magill, MD
COL, USA MAJ, USA
Infectious Disease Service
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC 20307
[(b)(2)]
We recommend that, for other individuals, the CDC be
contacted.
Centers for Disease Control
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Drug Request: (404) 639-3670 (Monday-Friday)
or
(404) 639-2888 (Evening, Weekend, Holiday)
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