NAVMED P-5010-8 - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy

8-48 CHAPTER 8. NAVY ENTOMOLOGY AND PEST CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 8-50
SECTION VII. DISINSECTION OF NAVAL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT CARRYING PESTS
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8-48 General .........................................................................................................................8-61
8-49 Disinsection of Vessels ................................................................................................8-61
8-50 Disinsection of Aircraft................................................................................................8-61
8-51 Methods........................................................................................................................8-62
8-52 Special Problems..........................................................................................................8-62
8-53 Quarantine Procedures .................................................................................................8-62
8-48. General
Disinsection (elimination of insects) on vessels
and aircraft is defined in Secretary of the Navy
(SECNAV) Instruction 6210.2 series, Quarantine
Regulations of the Armed Forces and
encompasses procedures to prevent the transfer
of live disease vectors from infested to noninfested
areas. Disinsection should always be
accomplished on leaving ports and airports
where yellow fever, malaria, or plague is
endemic. The World Health Organization
(WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) and Prevention of the U.S. Public Health
Service determine disinsection requirements.
Commanding officers should be aware of and
comply with all applicable domestic and foreign
quarantine regulations.
8-49. Disinsection of Vessels
Disinsection of vessels is always performed on
those vessels departing foreign ports where vector
borne diseases, including yellow fever, malaria,
and plague are endemic or epidemic in the immediate
port area. After leaving these areas, the medical
officer or the medical department representative
trained in shipboard pest control procedures
should make a survey to determine whether insects
capable of transmitting disease are present aboard
the vessel. If disease vectors are present, the
commanding officer must be notified and suitable
disinsection procedures initiated. Such procedures
include elimination of all standing water sources
where mosquito breeding occurs, space treatments
with aerosols, or residual application of pesticides.
Information on materials and methods for the control
of disease vectors and pests aboard naval
vessels is found in Section VI.
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8-50. Disinsection of Aircraft
a. Geographic Areas Affected. All aircraft,
except that part of the cargo section treated
following retrograde cargo handling procedures,
operated or under the command jurisdiction of the
Department of Navy, should be disinsected
immediately before the last takeoff prior to entering
the following areas:
(1) The United States or its possessions
from a foreign port between 35 degrees north and
south latitude. Aircraft landing in the United
States north of 35 degrees north latitude need not
be disinsected unless the aircraft proceeds immediately
to an area south of 35 degrees north latitude.
(2) A foreign area according to requirements
of that country.
(3) The State of Hawaii, including flights
originating in the continental United States.
b. Serialize and Log. Aircraft disinsected
for official record.
c. Materials. Insecticide aerosol,
d-Phenothrin, NSN 6840-01-067-6674, is used to
disinsect all aircraft arriving in the United States
from a foreign country located within quarantine
areas. Aircraft proceeding from quarantine areas
within the United States to a foreign country or
between foreign countries should also be treated.
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