military aircraft quarantine prevention: strengths & challenges
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Military Aircraft Quarantine Prevention: Strengths & Challenges. Capt Timothy Davis HQ AMC/A7OO. Military Aircraft Quarantine Prevention. Purpose: Provide a current synopsis of how pests are prevented from being disseminated in military aircraft operations. Overview. Background Strengths - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Military Aircraft Quarantine Prevention: Strengths & Challenges
Capt Timothy DavisHQ AMC/A7OO
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Military Aircraft Quarantine Prevention
Purpose: Provide a current synopsis of how pests are prevented from being disseminated in military aircraft operations.
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Overview
Background
Strengths
Challenges
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Background
Problem: Aircraft have the potential to unintentionally move organisms.• Military requirements• Air Mobility Command assets
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Background
Solutions:• Airbase vector/pest management• Aircraft disinsection
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Airbase Vector/Pest Management
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Aircraft Disinsection
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Aircraft Disinsection
Procedure:• Situation based• Label requirements• WHO approved procedures
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Aircraft Disinsection
Aerosol Spraying (WHO Recommended)• Blocks away: use of aerosols* prior to take-off with overhead racks,
lockers and toilets open (in practice most commonly done in flight soon after take off)
• Pre-flight & Top of descent: Cabin sprayed prior to passenger boarding with 2% permethrin followed by in-flight spraying with 2% d-phenothrin as aircraft start its descent to destination
• Pre-embarkation: suggested but not yet recommended by WHO: use of a mixture of 2% permethrin (residual ) plus 2% d-phenothrin (fast acting)
• Cargo holds: have to be sprayed by ground staff prior to door closure using recommended aerosols*
* 2% permethrin cis/trans ratio 25/75 or 2% d-phenothrin, 100 g cans, 35 g of formulation per 100 m3
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Aircraft Disinsection
Residual sprays (cabin, flight deck, lockers, cargo holds)• Only permethrin currently recommended (cis/trans ratio 25/75)
• Dosage: 0.2 g a.i./m2
• Dilution: 10 ml of dilution per m2
• All surfaces to be treated• Treatment at intervals < 2 months• Areas receiving substantial cleaning require “touch-up”
spraying based on weekly inspections. Implies use of a fluorescent dye mixed with insecticide and UV lamp for inspections.
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Strengths
Japanese Beetle Control
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Strengths
OEF Support
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Challenges
Operation Unified Response
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Challenges
Operation Deep Freeze
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Conclusions
Compile regulations/guidance and list of POCs all in one location
Products/labels to disinsect manned aircraft
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Questions?