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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box  ID: BX001433

Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

Document Number:         17

Folder Seq  #:        456







         OMAN


         Viperidae     Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinalus              Ma@ (23-37'N 580341p,)
         pyram@ )                                                     el-Nahdah (M beds); govcr=cnt          hosp[Wi amt
         Invertebrates (Tab B - antivcairt sour=)                     general medical and dia&raosdc spccwtics.
         Centipedes (Scolopendra spp.), smrptons (An-
         drocion= spp.), and black widow spiders                      US Embassy llewth Unit stalted        by 2 part-time.
         (Lairodect= spp.) inhabit the dry, interior rcgiow of        American nu@ Is opcil 5 morning% it week. 'rho
         Oman, but generally @ in small populations.                  Regional Medical Officer, b@ In Riyadh, Saudi
         Other& Sea urchins and several @caes of marine               Arabia, vis@ Oid licattli Unit quarterly. US Navy
         rays Inhabit the coastal waters of Oman and could            physicians aboard ships that periodically visit Muscat
         a threat to unprotected pcmonncl.                            nay be available for consultation.

         @-n@TS                                                       MqiorAirflelds
         Varieties of cupho@ many of        which are contact                  (20'40'N 58-53-B) - L,3,094@ W-45m;
         vesicants, are found in the desert regions of Oman.          twlitary control; visual daylight operadotls only; suit-
                                                                      able for C-130, C-14IB; KC-10 requires SACA17
         IMMUNIZA-NON REQUI                                           waiver, unsuitable for C-5. Prior clearance wig be
         WIIO Itemmmenda@n-% A yellow fcvcr vaccina-                  required from local authorities and probably also Croin
         gon certificate is required of Peters coming from            MAC.
         infected areas.                                              Salulah(17'02'N54'06't)-L-2,733@W-45m;mU-
         itary control; suitable for C-130, C-14IB; KC-10 re-
         Other. CDC recommends a weekly chloroqine rcgi-              quires SACAF waiver, site has not been surveyed for .
         men for all travelers. 'ne State Department mcom-            C-Ssultability; no DOD published approach.
         mcnds typhoid, tctanus, and poliomyelitis irnmuniza-         S"b International (23-35'N 58*16'E-) 0 @3,585tu,
         dons, plus ganuna globulin and chloroquine.                  W-45m; joint military-civu control; suitable for all
                                                                      types of aircraft; airfield has obstacles - approval for
         IFIV SCREENING REQUIREM@                                     operations required Erorn MACAF with area judsdic-
         None identified.                                             6on.
                                                                      Tliumrall (17'40'N 54*01'E) - L4,@, W-45m;
         ADDI'NONAL OPERATIONAL INFORMATION                           civil control; visual daylight operations only; suitable
         Scason3l beat and high humidity can be expected to           for all types of aircraf4 no DOD published approach.
         degrade personnel performance and cause medical
         supplies and equipment to deteriorate. Dusty condi-          Joint Medical Regawng Offlce
         tions may aggravate existing rcpiratory problems.            Rlicin-Main Ar-B, Ocrmany
                                                                      AUTOVON 330-7427/8
         MEDICAL TRrATMENTfr--VACUA-nON                               Commcrclttl: from CONUS 011-49-69-699-742718-,
         Medical Facilities                                           from OCONUS 1-@874-4000 (InternaUonal lnfot-
                                                                      =Oon)
         Muscat (23'37'N 58'35'E)
         Al-Khoula (370 beds); government hospital; all surgi-
         cal and most medical spcdalfies; central blood bank;
 unit; large new trauma uni@ WestcM mcdlr_al                                 VS Embassy
         materiel; ambulance service; helipad.
                                                                       Address: P.O. ]3ox 9CA Mmm4 Oman
                                                                       Telephone- local 738-OD6/0081231, 737-050
                                                                       Message address: USDAO MUSCAT MU








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Document 79 f:/Week-22/BX001433/MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON/medical report 14 aug 90:12179611151420
Control Fields 17
File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001433
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
Folder Seq # = 456
Subject = MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90
Document Seq # = 17
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996