Scabies Outbreak Hits Spanish Soldiers & Police Deployed in Ceuta – The North Africa Post
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The Association of Troops and Mariners (ATME) expresses its concern about the note released by the Army
The Association of Spanish Troops and Marinery (ATME) has questioned the version offered by the Army of Earth on the outbreak of scabies detected among soldiers deployed in Ceuta after the massive influx of immigrants from Morocco. Faced with the official explanation, which disassociates the contagions from the contact with the newcomers, the association ... Continue reading "Sarna in Ceuta: military denounce "serious deficiencies" of hygiene in…
Armed Forces personnel accuse the Command of "selling them out" and deny that there were any cases before July 30
Scabies Outbreak Hits Spanish Soldiers & Police Deployed in Ceuta – The North Africa Post
At least 24 Spanish soldiers deployed in Ceuta have contracted scabies, prompting serious concerns about overcrowded and inadequate local accommodation conditions. The itchy skin condition is caused by a mite which burrows under the skin to lay eggs. Highly infectious, scabies can be spread through close physical contact, bedding and clothing. The symptoms include persistent […]
The cases of scabies registered in the military population in Ceuta have ended up uncovering a controversy: the state of the barracks and the health conditions they present. The Army itself has uncovered it, in the determination not to attribute these contagions to the work carried out after the massive entry of July 30 through the spur and to link them, indirectly, with the conditions of the spaces inhabited by the soldiers. The Spanish Tropa a…
The Ministry of Defence led by Margarita Robles has not granted a single medical discharge to the soldiers who have been infected with scabies in Ceuta after the invasion of thousands of Moroccans at the end of July, and hopes that “the itching will be removed” and that they will be able to return to their tasks soon. [...]
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