"Which infection?"
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Well, it could be anything from the plague to smallpox, to... conjunctivitis, which would disrupt the military readiness???
Eye infection misses U.S. bases in Germany (6 German Army bases closed due to virus -- UPDATE)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1092925/posts A severe outbreak of a viral eye infection has forced the closure of six German army bases, but German soldiers guarding U.S. bases haven’t been affected, U.S. military officials said.
This particular strain of conjunctivitis cannot be treated with drugs. German army officials hope that a three-week closure will allow base facilities to be thoroughly disinfected and the virus will soon die out.
A similar outbreak occurred in 2001, forcing the temporary closure of a base in Wildeshausen in northern Germany. The virus, which infected 130 soldiers, died out several weeks later.
It is unclear how this virus has spread so quickly, Schmidt said.
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I posted this earlier, but it was easier to repost the info, than to find my earlier post.