Posted on Apr 12, 2016
Zika Virus: What is the potential impact on Readiness/JRTC, etc.?
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Any thoughts//best practices to address updated Zika Virus concerns? Particularly for AD units scheduled for training rotations in known or high probability Zika areas in US ( ft. Polk, Benning, HAA). Certainly seems likely this Public Health concern could be an "asymetic threat" that Command Teams ought to consider.
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I concur with you that the risks of the Zika Virus is a Public Health concern which could be an "asymetic threat" that Command Teams ought to consider CW2 Matthew Kerr.
If Zika can be weaponized this would be a serious threat - worst case in this nation; alternate by one of our enemies.
Getting information out about the symptoms which present themselves early on and separating those service members of family members who have exposed and quarantining if warranted would seem prudent.
If Zika can be weaponized this would be a serious threat - worst case in this nation; alternate by one of our enemies.
Getting information out about the symptoms which present themselves early on and separating those service members of family members who have exposed and quarantining if warranted would seem prudent.
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I would say almost none as it deals with unborn fetuses and I do not believe we deploy pregnant women to operational billets.
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CW2 Matthew Kerr
Correct w/updated info. as necessary. New (12APR) guidance suggests larger impacts..also, particularly in Army (and as question suggests I'm referring to training rotation inside the US)
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Actually - there is an impact on Men...which a lot is still either unknown or relatively new. For men who are married and potentially want to have a child with their wife - according to the CDC, they would need to wait 6 months or more after being infected with the Zika virus. Now tell that to the young married man who can't wait to get home to his wife after a 30 day rotation. There's reason to believe Zika is more harmful than we were first led to believe, according to the latest releases from the CDC.
That being said - it won't stop units from conducting training in regions where Zika could potentially be a threat...but it's something to be aware of, especially for command teams.
That being said - it won't stop units from conducting training in regions where Zika could potentially be a threat...but it's something to be aware of, especially for command teams.
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