US military official warns of mass migration if Ebola erupts in the Caribbean

Head of the United States Southern Military Command, (SOUTHCOM), warned that an Ebola outbreak in Central America or the Caribbean could trigger a mass migration to the United States

Haitian Ebola Scare
Haitian Ebola Scare

Marine General John F Kelly also implied that established Central American illegal trafficking networks could introduce the infected into the US.

Also read: Ebola in Haiti - What would you do if EBOLA landed in Haiti?

"If it comes to the Western Hemisphere, the countries that we're talking about have almost no ability to deal with it -- particularly in Haiti and Central America," said Kelly during remarks at a panel Tuesday on security issues in the Western Hemisphere at the National Defence University here.

"It will make the 68,000 unaccompanied minors look like a small problem," he added. "I think you've seen this so many times in the past, when in doubt, take off," he said.

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Bettybeaubrun says...

This is one more nonsense.The USA is not ready for ebony and it's a giant and epitome of science.Stop discrim in ate against Haiti.This is a repeat of 4 Hey or HIV.Is this person trying to say close the borders to

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Haiti Nouvelles says...

Haiti Ebola - Yon chèf Militè Americain anonse yon Migration massive si EBOLA ta pete nan carraibes la, li mansyone Haiti li di ki pa gen kapasite pou konbat yon maladi konsa...

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