150 Soldiers Suffer infectious Skin Infection, ‘Israel’ Closes Tank Base

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The Israeli power closed Shizafon military camp in the south of the Palestinian authorities and sent 1500 soldiers home after 150 Israeli  soldiers had showed symptoms of impetigo, a highly infectious bacterial skin disease.

The soldiers on the Shizafon Armored Corps advanced training base, who have reported symptoms of the skin disease, are being kept under conditions of isolation and rest on the base – until the results of laboratory tests are received to recognize the disease.

The Israeli Forces Spokesman’s Office said that in light of complaints from soldiers on the Shizafon base about skin irritation, a wide-scale examination was made by dermatological medical masters who came to the base. Samples were taken from the soldiers and flown to a medical center to identify the source of the infection. All the soldiers are now undergoing medical tests, said the IOF.

Source # Israeli media