WHo is affected?
Who is affected?:
We know that mefloquine(Lariam) was used to treat anyone infected with malaria starting in 1976.
We also know that mefloquine was issued to US troops for prophylactic use during Operation Cobra Gold in Thailand in the early 1980's and may have even been used before that.
That is how far back this goes....
The VA will accept medical records, deployments orders, and affidavits from fellow unit members to attest that a service member took the drug.
CDR Bill Manofsky USN(ret)
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