on January 22, 2016 in World News
A Continent on Edge: Refugees Bringing Exotic Diseases Into Europe
As migrants flock to Europe in huge numbers unseen since World War Two, fueling fears that they could bring rare infectious and contagious diseases Danish hospitals are on the lookout for diphtheria, which officials believe has been brought in by asylum seekers, The Local reported on Friday. “The infection can be very dangerous if one isn’t vaccinated against it. The dangerous type is very rare and we last saw it in Denmark in 1998,” an a spokesman for the Danish State Serum Institute spokesman said. Incoming refugees have also been found to carry tuberculosis and malaria. “There is no doubt that infectious diseases are coming… View Article
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