Zika Virus: U.S. Military Offering to Ship Pregnant Employees Out of Affected Region

Breitbart National Security ^ | January 28, 2015 | Edwin Mora

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The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is providing Department of Defense (DOD) personnel with guidance for personal protective measures in response to the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak in its area of operation (AOR).

Health officials have tied the Zika virus to a neurological disorder that makes pregnant women and their babies particularly vulnerable. The Zika-linked malady, known as microcephaly, is a rare birth defect in which babies are born with smaller heads than normal and often have developmental problems.

"Pregnant DoD employees and beneficiaries in Zika affected areas will be offered voluntary relocation out of the affected areas," Army Col. Lisa Garcia, a SOUTHCOM spokeswoman, told Breitbart News via email. "U.S. Southern Command has one person that is pregnant and she is scheduled to depart the area today on a permanent change of station. Her move was already scheduled before Zika."

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All jokes aside, this is a slate clearing virus.

If all the children born (or the vast majority) have the virus, we are done.

Central and south America are talking of telling people not to have kids for two years. Think about that.

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Compare that to the Ebola response.