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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. Map of confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza. 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
- 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 U.S. Consular officer can assist you in locating medical services and informing your friends and family. Consult the U.S. Department of State site, Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts, for contact information.
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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.top of page
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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