Overview The risk of avian
influenza to travelers is very low. Only rare cases of human infection
with avian influenza have occurred, and there has been no sustained
human to human transmission. Travelers to areas affected by avian
influenza in birds are not considered to be at elevated risk of
infection unless direct and un-protected exposure to infected birds
occurs. Traveling to an
Affected Area - Avoid contact with live poultry and wild
birds
- Avoid visiting live animal markets and poultry farms
-
Avoid contact with surfaces contaminated with animal
droppings/faeces
- Avoid handling birds found dead
- Do
not eat or handle undercooked or raw poultry, egg or duck dishes
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Exercise good personal hygiene with frequent hand washing
After You Return from an Infected Area - Monitor your
health for 10 days.
- If you become ill with a fever plus
cough, sore throat, or trouble breathing during this 10 day period,
consult a health care provider. Before you visit your health care
provider inform them of:
- your symptoms
- where you
traveled
- if you have had direct contact with poultry or
close contact with any severely ill person or persons
If You Become Sick While Traveling - If you become sick
with symptoms such as a fever accompanied by a cough, sore throat,
or difficulty breathing or if you develop any illness that requires
prompt medical attention, a Canadian Consular officer can assist you in locating
medical services and informing your friends and family.
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Travelers' Health
Read CDC recommendations for
before, during, and after travel to affected areas.
Learn what precautions to take if
you are a living in areas where avian influenza outbreaks among poultry
or human H5N1 cases have been reported, and what to do if you are
exposed to the virus.
Learn how U.S. consular officers can
assist you if you become seriously ill or injured abroad.
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Transportation Industry Information
This checklist is designed to aid
travel industry personnel in preparing their business operations for a
potential influenza pandemic.
Manual
for airlines, airports, federal response agencies and other first
responders, local and state health departments. Outlines the response to
and recovery from a quarantinable disease incident, including avian
influenza, at a U.S. international airport.
Discover
precautions to be taken by airline flight crews and personnel when
meeting passengers suspected of having avian influenza.
Discover precautions to be taken
by Cleaning Crews and Personnel who handle baggage from commercial and
cargo airlines when encountering airlines returning from areas affected
by avian influenza.
Any potential risk of human exposure may be
reduced by observing the cleaning recommendations in this guidance for
when a bird has collided with an airplane taking off from, flying over,
or landing in one of the H5N1-affected countries.
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Quarantine Information
Understand
what the President's Executive Order says through a series of
questions and answers.
Read the President's Executive Order relating
to certain influenza viruses and quarantinable communicable
diseases.
U. S.
Federal Laws for Control of Communicable Diseases
Learn about the history of quarantine in
the United States, and how yellow fever and cholera epidemics
prompted Federal legislation that began the shift of quarantine
responsibilities from local and state governments to the federal
government.
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Related Information
U. S.
Federal Laws for Control of Communicable Diseases
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Last revised: August 22, 2007 |
