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United Spirit of America products are ready available 2. Department of the Army and Commandant, Marine Corps.
through the Defense Logistics Agency through a Dis- Field hygiene and sanitation. FM 21-10, MCRP 4-11.1D.
tribution and Pricing Agreement contract and can be Washington, DC; Department of the Army and Commandant,
Marine Corps: 2011.
found in the Master Medical Catalog (MMC #6516). 3. Small-Raynor MR, Cliff AD. Impact of infectious diseases on
For a full description of these products that prevent and war. Inf Dis Clin North Am. 2004;18:341–368.
tackle fungi and bacterial infections that can affect the 4. Murray CK, Horvath LL. An approach to prevention of in-
normal performance of a Special Forces Warrior, please fectious diseases during military deployments. Clin Infect Dis.
visit www.usa-spirit.com and www.usaspiritgov.com. 2007;44:424–430.
5. Aronson NE, Sanders J, Moran KA. In harm’s way: infections
in deployed American military forces. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:
All United Spirit of America products are Transporta- 1045–1051.
tion Security Administration compliant, packed in a 6. Agudelo JJ. White paper 2014: Soldier technologies. www.usa
recyclable container of 3.0 ounces or less with biode- spiritgov.com
gradable contents. They also comply with Presidential 7. US Army Medical .Department, US Army Public Health Com-
mand. Topics & Services: Heat illness prevention & sun safety.
Executive Order 13514. http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/discond/hipss/Pages/default.
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8. Hyslop P, Hammer M. Zoono master reference guide. 2014.
Disclosures
The author is the chief executive officer and lead re-
searcher at United Spirit of America. The author does
not have any direct relationship with Zoono Group Dr Agudelo is the chief executive officer and lead researcher at
Ltd., the manufacturer of Z-71 and GermFree24 but is United Spirit of America, a company specializing in the develop-
very familiar with that company’s research. ment and adaptation of best formulas, packaging, and proce-
dures to enhance the quality of life of our warriors. E-mail: jj@
usa-spirit.com.
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