Surveillance, Trap Evaluations, Bednets, & Assessing Air-Conditioning to Prevent Sand Fly Bites at Tallil AB, Iraq 2003 Major Douglas A. Burkett, Ph.D. 332nd AEW Expeditionary Medical Group Collaborators: LTC Coleman, LTC Sherwood, LtCol McMeans, Maj Caci, Col Swaby, Col Strickman, Capt Blount, Capt Wolf, Don Teig, Capt Dennett, LT Knight, Ed Rowton, Capt Silvernale, Capt Jennings, MSgt Cushing, TSgt Walter, TSgt Long
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Surveillance, Trap Evaluations, Bednets, & Assessing Air-Conditioning to Prevent
Sand Fly Bites at Tallil AB, Iraq 2003
Major Douglas A. Burkett, Ph.D.332nd AEW Expeditionary Medical Group
Collaborators: LTC Coleman, LTC Sherwood, LtCol McMeans, Maj Caci, Col Swaby, Col Strickman, Capt Blount, Capt Wolf, Don Teig,
Capt Dennett, LT Knight, Ed Rowton, Capt Silvernale, Capt Jennings,
MSgt Cushing, TSgt Walter, TSgt Long
Army and AF Preventive Medicine/Entomology Assets Working Together…
AF relied on Army for vector control/pesticides from Apr - June
Tallil AB
Tallil ABTallil AB Two 12K runways, 30 miles of inner fenceTwo 12K runways, 30 miles of inner fence 24K US & Coalition Forces (~ 1500 AF)24K US & Coalition Forces (~ 1500 AF)
Most with NO PPE….Most with NO PPE…. Historically Agricultural AreaHistorically Agricultural Area
Sand Sand Fly Fly
BitesBites
WRAIR found
2% Infected June 03
BednetsBednets• AF personnel lucky - tents came with bed nets.
• Virturally no AF personnel deployed with bednets/ PPE
• Troops concerned about crickets…
Percentage of Personnel Using Bednets in AF Tent City (1st AEF), Tallil AB – June 03
0
20
40
60
80
100
% Males Bednets -
Cots
% MalesBednets -
Beds
% Femalesw/ Bednets
Cots
% Females w/ Bednets -
Beds
Fliers - A-10 SFPersonnel
% P
erso
nn
el Everyone Else – AF Tent City
n = 198
n = 61
n = 35 n = 70* Didn’t have Commander or NCO support!