Breitbart: Brazil, Colombia, and other Venezuelan border states are struggling to treat the variety of serious illnesses refugees from the socialist state are bringing with them, a report from the Wall Street Journal detailed Wednesday.
The thousands of Venezuelan refugees arriving daily in Brazil’s and Colombia’s border towns often carry serious diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, diphtheria, dengue, and tuberculosis that they are spreading to local populations, according to Colombian, Brazilian, and Venezuelan health officials who spoke with the Journal.
The diseases, previously believed to have been eradicated, are now cropping up in cities hundreds of miles away from the Venezuelan border as local authorities seek to move refugees from border towns into other parts of the country.
According to Brazil’s health ministry, the border city of Manaus reported four possible cases of measles in March this year. By October, the number had risen to nearly 1,000 cases, all of which originated from Venezuela. Twelve of those people have since died of the infection. The Pan American Health Organization reports that cases of measles are spreading well beyond border towns, with new cases reported in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina.
“Individuals who are forced to exit the country without proper medical care can transmit a million different things, or have the potential to trigger an outbreak that no one can predict but that will eventually occur,” Dr. Irene Bosch, a research scientist from U.S. National Institutes of Health told the paper. “It is a perfect storm condition for a catastrophic medical situation.”
Such reports provide underline the severity of Venezuela’s migration crisis, in which thousands of people are fleeing the country every day in dire poverty and often in need of humanitarian assistance. Such movement has caused considerable tension and xenophobic backlash in local communities, an issue the spread of disease is only likely to exacerbate. more here
At least they have something to export.
The disease is socialism.
Their stupidity makes them easily exploited by evil people and the pattern over the decades never seems to change. It’s kind of hard to take too much pity on them when they fall for the same thing.
Marxism is bearing fruit as usual.
The governments relocate them for love.
@gin blossom November 3, 2018 at 9:42 am
> Their stupidity makes them easily exploited by evil people and the pattern over the decades never seems to change.
That’s not an error. It’s a feature.
BAck in the Ellis Island days, potential immigrants were quarantined until their health could be certified. Today, a potential legal immigrant must prove the quality of his health.
But, the illegals? It would be “disrespectful” to expect them to be disease free. It’s a problem for the US, not for them. …..Lady in Red
As a former member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (Texas and New Mexico) it seemed that some of those we busted at our border(s) spent the majority of their time… while waiting for the Border Patrol to pick them up… coughing.
Scary.
Like herpes, Fusion UniVision msNBC Venezuelan Mariana Atencio, appears, like clockwork, prior to all outbreaks.
“Xenophobic backlash.” The “media” just can’t help themselves, can they?
Infectious diseases? No problema! Obama Care allows “pre-existing conditions”! Welcome amigo! Everything’s free in America!
I am old enough to remember the Mariel Boat Lift, where Fidel Castro dumped the sick, mentally ill and the criminals in America, during the Carter administration. What a mess, brought about because of a weak president. Thank God for President Trump.
Trump’s idea for tent cities makes sense, so some judge will issue an injunction.