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More Swine Flu info...LOTS of info here...
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Richard Fleetwood
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Apr 28, 2009 12:39 PDT
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Note to my friends, I've just purchased the domain
www.swinefluandyou.infothis afternoon, and will be posting news, info,
and prepping items on this
new site starting tonight. It should be up and active by midnite tonight.
Also, be sure to visit my forums at www.survivalring.org/SR_forums for more
news, hundreds of new download files on all areas of preparedness, and a
link to a new CD Rom I'm going to be making available for download this
evening, via the forums.
Finally, here is the pandemic file collection that I have added to Volume
One AND Two of my SurvivalCD.com CD packages at www.survivalcd.com. These
files have been online for months at the web address below.
http://www.survivalring.org/pandemic/
Rich
Founder/Director/Author
www.survivalring.org
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WHO ALERT LEVELS
In *Phase 1* no viruses among animals reported to have caused infections in
humans.
In *Phase 2* animal flu virus is known to have caused infection in humans
and is potential pandemic threat.
In *Phase 3*, animal or human-animal flu virus has caused small number of
cases in people, but not sufficient for community-level outbreaks.
*Phase 4* is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of animal
or human-animal flu virus, indicating greater but not inevitable risk of
pandemic.
*Phase 5* means human-to-human spread of virus is confirmed in two countries
in one WHO region and pandemic is feared imminent. (North America is about
to enter this phase....watch the news)
*Phase 6 *characterized by community-level outbreaks in at least one other
country in second WHO region. This phase indicates global pandemic is under
way.
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National Swine Flu Situation
http://www.vuetoo.com/vue1/Situationpagenews.asp?af=&sit=4540&z=&np=&tp=14
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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02002.html
*FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in
Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans*
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in response to requests from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use
Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical
personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond
to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these
EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for
the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test.
The EUA authority allows the FDA, based on the evaluation of available data,
to authorize the use of unapproved or uncleared medical products or
unapproved or uncleared uses of approved or cleared medical products
following a determination and declaration of emergency, provided certain
criteria are met. The authorization will end when the declaration of
emergency is terminated or the authorization revoked by the agency.
Currently, Relenza is approved to treat acute uncomplicated illnesses due to
influenza in adults and children 7 years and older who have been symptomatic
for less than two days, and for the prevention of influenza in adults and
children 5 years and older. Tamiflu is approved for the treatment and
prevention of influenza in patients 1 year and older.
The EUAs allow for Tamiflu also to be used to treat and prevent influenza in
children under 1 year, and to provide alternate dosing recommendations for
children older than 1 year. In addition, under the EUAs, both medications
may be distributed to large segments of the population without complying
with the label requirements otherwise applicable to dispensed drugs, and
accompanied by written information pertaining to the emergency use. They may
also be distributed by a broader range of health care workers, including
some public health officials and volunteers, in accordance with applicable
state and local laws and/or public health emergency responses.
In authorizing an EUA for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test, the
FDA has determined that it may be effective in testing samples from
individuals diagnosed with influenza A infections, whose virus subtypes
cannot be identified by currently available tests. This EUA allows the CDC
to distribute the swine flu test to public health and other qualified
laboratories that have the needed equipment and the personnel who are
trained to perform and interpret the results.
The test amplifies the viral genetic material from a nasal or nasopharyngeal
swab. A positive result indicates that the patient is presumptively infected
with swine flu virus but not the stage of infection. However, a negative
result does not, by itself, exclude the possibility of swine flu virus
infection.
The EUA authority is part of Project BioShield, which became law in July
2004.
Health care professionals and consumers may report serious adverse events
(side effects) or product quality problems with the use of this product to
the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular
mail, fax or phone.
*--*Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
*--*Regular Mail: use postage-paid FDA form 3500 available at:
www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm and mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20852-9787
*--*Fax: (800) FDA-0178
*--*Phone: (800) FDA-1088
*For more information:*
FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products Guidance, go to
www.fda.gov/oc/guidance/emergencyuse.html.
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CDC Quick Reference Guide for Public Information on
Infection Control
General Swine Flu Information
Swine Flu Key Facts: Provides facts about Swine Influenza
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm
Swine Flu and You: Provides answers to questions about Swine Influenza
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm
Swine Flu Video Podcast: In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with the CDC
Influenza Division, describes swine flu - its signs and symptoms, how it's
transmitted, medicines to treat it, steps people can take to protect
themselves from it, and what people should do if they become ill.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11226
All you have to do is wash your hands Podcast: This Podcast teaches children
how and when to wash their hands properly.
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11072
Swine Flu RSS feed: Receive automatic updates on Swine Flu from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention right on your desktop or browser.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/
INFLUENZA: Pigs, People and Public Health: Public Health Fact Sheet from
National Pork Board
http://www.pork.org/PorkScience/Documents/PUBLICHEALTH%20influenza.pdf
Flu Information for Children/Parents & Child Care Providers
The Flu: A Guide for Parents: Questions and answers about the flu, how to
protect your child, treatment, and more
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2008-09/parents_guide.htm
Preventing the Spread of Influenza (the Flu) in Child Care Settings:
Guidance for Administrators, Care Providers, and Other Staff: Flu
recommendations for schools and child care providers
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/childcaresettings.htm
Questions and Answers: Information for Schools: Printable version of answers
to questions commonly asked by school administrators, teachers, staff, and
parents
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/qa.htm
Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6
Months Old: Research has shown that children less than 5 years of age are at
high risk of serious flu-related complications.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/infantcare.htm
Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School: Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/home_work_school.htm
Ounce of Prevention: Tips and streaming video for parents and children about
the steps and benefits of effective hand washing
http://www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention/
CDC Free Flu Materials: This year’s seasonal flu materials are free for
download—no printed versions are available. They may be printed on a
standard office printer, or you may use a commercial printer. Emphasis
remains on outreach to high-risk groups, as well as parents of all children,
health care workers, and people in the workplace.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/index.htm
Prevention Methods
Clean Hands Saves Lives: Keeping hands clean is one of the most important
steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.
http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Setting : Guideline for Hand Hygiene in
Healthcare Settings - 2002.
http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/
Hand washing to reduce Disease: Recommendations to Reduce Disease
Transmission from Animals in Public Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5605a4.htm
BAM! Body and Mind. Teacher's Corner.: In this activity, students will
conduct an experiment on washing their hands. They will learn that "clean"
hands may not be so clean after all and the critical importance of washing
their hands as a way to prevent the spread of disease.
http://www.bam.gov/teachers/epidemiology_hand_wash.html
CDC TV - Put Your Hands Together: (Video) Scientists estimate that people
are not washing their hands often or well enough and may transmit up to 80%
of all infections by their hands
http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/
Cover your Cough Posters: Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others
Sick! ... Printable formats of "Cover Your Cough". Posters only available as
PDF files.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm
CDC flu information: Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School. Cover your
cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do
so every time you cough or sneeze.
http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials/home_work_school.pdf
Questions and Answers: Information for Schools: Information about preventing
the spread of flu in schools
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/pdf/qa.pdf
Information for Schools & Childcare: Cover Your Cough Materials. View larger
image. See the Cover Your Cough page on this site for poster and flyer
formatted for use in schools.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/
Stopping the Spread of Germs: Stop the Spread of Germs Healthy habits at
home, work, & school; Printable Materials, flyers & posters, Cover Your
Cough, Germ Stopper Poster.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/stopgerms.htm
CDC - Be a Germ Stopper: Posters and Materials: For Community and Public
Settings Like Schools and Child Care Facilities). ... Cover Your Cough also
available for health care settings.
http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm
Cough Etiquette in Health Care Settings: Tips to prevent the spread of germs
from coughing; Information about Personal Protective Equipment Demonstrates
the sequences for donning and...
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/resphygiene.htm
Workplace Planning: Includes flyers and posters, in English, Spanish,
Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese...
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/business.htm
Seasonal Flu Information for Workplaces & Employees: Resources for
Workplaces & Employees
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/workplace/
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Tools for Professionals: Resources to help
hospital administrators and state and local health officials prepare for the
next influenza pandemic.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparednesstools.htm
Patient Education Materials: This season’s materials reflect outreach to
high-risk groups, including caregivers and parents of infants...
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/patiented.htm
School Materials and Posters
Germ Stopper Materials
"Be a Germ Stopper" posters and screensavers. Simple reminders for good
hygiene for use in classrooms, cafeterias or laminated for bathrooms.
See the Stop the Spread of Germs site at www.cdc.gov/germstopper.
Cover Your Cough Materials
See the Cover Your Cough page on this site for poster and flyer formatted
for use in schools.
"It's a SNAP" Toolkit
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm
Program materials to help prevent school absenteeism
Activities for school administrators, teachers, students and others can do
to help stop the spread of germs in schools.
See the handcleaning section of the "It's a SNAP" site at
www.itsasnap.org/snap/about.asp.
Scrub Club
Kids can learn about health and hygiene and become members of the Scrub
Club(tm) at www.scrubclub.org. The site features a fun and educational
animated Webisode with seven "soaper-heros" who battle nasty villains who
represent germs and bacteria. Kids learn the six key steps to proper
handwashing through a webisode, handwashing song, interactive games, and
activities for kids, and educational materials for teachers are also
available to download.
http://www.scrubclub.org/
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http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx
Travel Health Warning
Travel Warning: Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of Respiratory Illness in
Mexico — Avoid Nonessential Travel to Mexico
This information is current as of today, April 28, 2009 at 15:34 EDT
*Updated:* April 27, 2009
Current Situation
As of April 27, 2009, the Government of Mexico has reported 18 laboratory
confirmed human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. Investigation is
continuing to clarify the spread and severity of the disease in Mexico.
Suspect clinical cases have been reported in 19 of the country's 32 states.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alert and Response Network
(GOARN), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have sent
experts to Mexico to work with health authorities. CDC has confirmed that
seven of 14 respiratory specimens sent to CDC by the Mexican National
Influenza Center are positive for swine influenza virus and are similar to
the swine influenza viruses recently identified in the United States.
On April 25, the WHO Director-General declared this event a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern under the rules of the International
Health Regulations. CDC and state public and animal health authorities are
currently investigating 20 cases of swine flu in humans in California,
Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New York City. Some of the U.S. cases have been
linked to travel to Mexico. At this time, only two of the 20 cases in the
U.S. have been hospitalized and all have recovered, but deaths are reported
to have occurred in Mexico. CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S.
travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine
flu in the United States.
CDC Recommendations
*At this time, CDC recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential
travel to Mexico.* Changes to this recommendation will be posted at
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ <http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx>.
Please check this site frequently for updates.
If you must travel to an area that has reported cases of swine flu: Stay
Informed
- Check updates from the:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <http://www.cdc.gov/>,
- Secretaria de
Salud<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3BvcnRhbC5zYWx1ZC5nb2IvbXg%3d-wFFzDx8%2f32o%3d>,
- World Health
Organization<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53aG8uaW50L2Nzci9kaXNlYXNlL2F2aWFuX2luZmx1ZW56YS9lbi8%3d-SKwqofhbzPk%3d>
- Monitor announcements from Mexico’s Ministry of Health and local
government including information about affected areas, as not all areas are
equally affected.
- Follow local public health guidelines, including any movement
restrictions and prevention recommendations.
- Be aware that Mexico is checking all exiting airline passengers for
signs of swine flu. Exit screening may cause significant delays at
airports.
Prepare for your trip before you leave
Antiviral Medications: Travelers from the United States going to Mexico who
are at high risk of severe illness from influenza (for example persons with
chronic conditions such as diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, and the
elderly, see www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/index.htm) are recommended
to take antiviral medications for prevention of swine influenza during
travel. The recommended antiviral drugs for swine influenza are oseltamivir
(brand name Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (brand name Relenza®). Both are
prescription drugs that fight against swine flu by keeping flu viruses from
reproducing in the body. These drugs can prevent infection if taken as a
preventative. Talk to your doctor about correct indications for using
influenza antiviral medications. Always seek medical care if you are
severely ill.
Antiviral chemoprophylaxis, or taking medicine to prevent flu viruses from
reproducing in the body, (pre-exposure or post-exposure) is
*recommended*for the following people:
- Household close contacts who are at high risk for complications of
influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and
the elderly) of a confirmed or suspected case.
- School-aged children who are at high risk for complications of
influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions) who
had close contact (face-to-face) with a confirmed or suspected case.
- Travelers to Mexico who are at high risk for complications of influenza
(for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and the
elderly).
- Border workers (Mexico) who are at high risk for complications of
influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and
the elderly).
- Health care workers or public health workers who had unprotected close
contact with an ill confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus
infection during the ill person’s infectious period.
Antiviral chemoprophylaxis can be *considered* for the following:
- Any health care worker who is at high risk for complications of
influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and
the elderly) who is working in an area with confirmed swine influenza A
(H1N1) cases, and who is caring for patients with any acute febrile
respiratory illness.
- Persons who are not at high risk but who are travelers to Mexico or
first responders or border workers who are working in areas with confirmed
cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.
Further information about CDC’s recommendations for antiviral use during the
swine flu outbreak can be found at the following websites:
- Healthcare professionals
- http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm
- General public
- http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm
For all travelers, CDC recommends the following steps to help you stay
healthy:
- Be sure you are up-to-date with all your routine vaccinations,
including a seasonal influenza vaccine. The seasonal vaccine is not expected
to offer protection against swine flu viruses, but it can protect against
seasonal influenza viruses which may still be circulating in Mexico and the
Southern Hemisphere.
- Pack a travel health kit that contains basic first aid and medical
supplies. See Pack
Smart<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentPackSmart.aspx>in Your
Survival Guide to Safe and Healthy
Travel<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSurvivalGuide.aspx>for a list
of what to include in your travel health kit.
- Identify the health-care resources in the area(s) you will be visiting.
- Check if your health insurance plan will cover you abroad. Consider
purchasing additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in case you
become sick. For more information, see Medical Information for Americans
Traveling Abroad<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3RyYXZlbC5zdGF0ZS5nb3YvdHJhdmVsL3RpcHMvYnJvY2h1cmVzL2Jyb2NodXJlc18xMjE1Lmh0bWw%3d-2hqC1XJXRTI%3d>from
the U.S. Department of State.
- Remember that U.S. embassies, consulates and military facilities do not
have the legal authority, capability, and resources to evacuate or to give
medications, vaccines or medical care to private U.S. citizens overseas.
During your visit to an area affected by swine flu Monitor the local
situation
- Pay attention to announcements from the local government
- Follow local public health guidelines, including any movement
restrictions and prevention recommendations
Practice healthy habits to help stop the spread of swine flu
- Wash your hands often with soap and water. This removes germs from
your skin and helps prevent diseases from spreading.
- Use waterless alcohol-based hand gels (containing at least 60%
alcohol) when soap is not available and hands are not visibly dirty.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and
put your used tissue in a wastebasket.
- If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not
your hands.
- Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing, using soap and water or an
alcohol-based hand cleaner (with at least 60% alcohol) when soap and water
are not available.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people. (Influenza is thought to
spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected
people.)
- It is important to follow the advice of local health and government
authorities. You may be asked to restrict your movement and stay in your
home to contain the spread of swine flu.
Seek medical care if you feel sick
- If you are ill with fever and other symptoms of swine flu such as cough
and sore throat, see a doctor, especially if you think you may have had
contact with someone with swine flu or severe respiratory illness in the
past 7 days before becoming ill.
- If you need to find local medical care, a U.S. consular officer can
help you locate medical services and will inform your family or friends in
the United States of your illness. To contact the U.S. Embassy or consulate
in the country where you are visiting, call the Overseas Citizens Services
at:
- 1-888-407-4747 if calling from the U.S. or Canada,
- 00 1 202-501-4444 if calling from overseas, or
- Find your local US Embassy at Websites of U.S. Embassies,
Consulates, and Diplomatic
Missions<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51c2VtYmFzc3kuZ292Lw%3d%3d-FwNUjdjw%2fI8%3d>
.
- Do not travel while you are sick, except to get local medical care.
- Try to limit contact with others as much as possible. By limiting your
contact with other people, you can help prevent the spread of swine flu.
- For more information about what to do if you become sick while you are
traveling outside the United States, visit Your Survival Guide for Safe
and Healthy Travel.<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSurvivalGuide.aspx>
After your return from an area that has reported cases of swine flu:
- Closely monitor your health for 7 days.
- If you become ill with fever and other symptoms of swine flu like cough
and sore throat and possibly vomiting and diarrhea during this period, call
your doctor or clinic for an appointment right away. Your doctor may test
you for influenza and decide whether influenza antiviral treatment is
indicated.
- *When you make the appointment, tell the doctor the following: *
- *Your symptoms, *
- *Where you traveled, and*
- *If you have had close contact with a person infected with swine
flu.*
- Avoid leaving your home while sick except to get local medical care, or
as instructed by your doctor. Do not go to work or school while you are ill.
If you must leave your home (for example, to seek medical care) wear a
surgical mask to keep from spreading your illness to others.
- Always cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or
sneeze. Throw away used tissues in a trash can.
- Wash your hands with soap and water often and especially after you
cough or sneeze. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based
hand gel containing at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid close contact with other people as much as possible
- Wear a surgical mask if you are in contact with other people
Status of Entry and Exit Screening in the United States and Mexico Mexico
Exit Screening
Swine flu screening has been instituted at airports and land borders for
travelers departing Mexico, according to Mexican health authorities.
Passengers showing symptoms of swine influenza will be asked to submit
voluntarily to physical examination and further evaluation, if needed.
United States
At this time, the United States is not conducting enhanced entry screening
of passengers arriving from Mexico, nor is the United States conducting exit
screening of passengers departing for Mexico.
The Department of Homeland Security will provide Travel Health Alert
Notices<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluTravel.aspx>to US
travelers going to and coming from Mexico at all airports, seaports,
and land border crossings. These notices provide advice to travelers on how
to reduce their risk of getting sick, the symptoms of swine flu, and what to
do if the traveler becomes sick.
CDC will provide all ill passengers and their contacts arriving from Mexico
with Travel Health Alert
Notices<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluTravel.aspx>.
These notices provide advice information regarding seeking health advice
from a physician and how to prevent illness in persons who have been exposed
but who are not ill.
Additional Information
If you have specific questions about the swine influenza cases see
http://www.cdc.gov/contact/ or call 1-800-232-4636, which is
1-800-CDC-INFO.
To learn more about travel health, visit www.cdc.gov/travel.
For the swine Influenza situation *in Mexico,* visit:
- Secretaria de
Salud<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3BvcnRhbC5zYWx1ZC5nb2IubXg%3d-9Ar9hrTxsYA%3d>:
Secretary of Health, Mexico [Web page in Spanish]
- World Health
Organization:<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53aG8uaW50L2Nzci9kb24vMjAwOV8wNF8yNC9lbi8%3d-T0UrX3S%2b%2bNQ%3d>Influenza-Like
Illness in the United States and Mexico
- Pan American Health
Organization<http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL25ldy5wYWhvLm9yZy9ocS8%3d-JjKThkZof70%3d>
For the swine Influenza situation *in the United States,* visit:
- For information on antivirals
- http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm (for healthcare
professionals)
- http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm (for the public)
- For information on swine flu in the United States, visit
www.cdc.gov/flu/swine
Swine flu travel health updates will be posted on
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ as information becomes available.
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<h4>Note to my friends, </h4>
<div>I've just purchased the domain <a href="http://www.swinefluandyou.info/">www.swinefluandyou.info</a> this afternoon, and will be posting news, info, and prepping items on this new site starting tonight. It should be up and active by midnite tonight. Also, be sure to visit my forums at <a href="http://www.survivalring.org/SR_forums">www.survivalring.org/SR_forums</a> for more news, hundreds of new download files on all areas of preparedness, and a link to a new CD Rom I'm going to be making available for download this evening, via the forums.</div>
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<div>Finally, here is the pandemic file collection that I have added to Volume One AND Two of my SurvivalCD.com CD packages at <a href="http://www.survivalcd.com/">www.survivalcd.com</a>. These files have been online for months at the web address below.</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.survivalring.org/pandemic/">http://www.survivalring.org/pandemic/</a></div>
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<div>Rich</div>
<div>Founder/Director/Author</div>
<div><a href="http://www.survivalring.org/">www.survivalring.org</a></div>
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<div>WHO ALERT LEVELS</div>
<div>In <b>Phase 1</b> no viruses among animals reported to have caused infections in humans. <br><br>In <b>Phase 2</b> animal flu virus is known to have caused infection in humans and is potential pandemic threat. <br><br>
In <b>Phase 3</b>, animal or human-animal flu virus has caused small number of cases in people, but not sufficient for community-level outbreaks. <br><br><b>Phase 4</b> is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of animal or human-animal flu virus, indicating greater but not inevitable risk of pandemic. <br>
<br><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><b>Phase 5</b> means human-to-human spread of virus is confirmed in two countries in one WHO region and pandemic is feared imminent.</font> (North America is about to enter this phase....watch the news)<br>
<br><b>Phase 6 </b>characterized by community-level outbreaks in at least one other country in second WHO region. This phase indicates global pandemic is under way. </div>
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<div><strong>FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans</strong>
<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in response to requests from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test. </p>
<p>The EUA authority allows the FDA, based on the evaluation of available data, to authorize the use of unapproved or uncleared medical products or unapproved or uncleared uses of approved or cleared medical products following a determination and declaration of emergency, provided certain criteria are met. The authorization will end when the declaration of emergency is terminated or the authorization revoked by the agency. </p>
<p>Currently, Relenza is approved to treat acute uncomplicated illnesses due to influenza in adults and children 7 years and older who have been symptomatic for less than two days, and for the prevention of influenza in adults and children 5 years and older. Tamiflu is approved for the treatment and prevention of influenza in patients 1 year and older.</p>
<p>The EUAs allow for Tamiflu also to be used to treat and prevent influenza in children under 1 year, and to provide alternate dosing recommendations for children older than 1 year. In addition, under the EUAs, both medications may be distributed to large segments of the population without complying with the label requirements otherwise applicable to dispensed drugs, and accompanied by written information pertaining to the emergency use. They may also be distributed by a broader range of health care workers, including some public health officials and volunteers, in accordance with applicable state and local laws and/or public health emergency responses.</p>
<p>In authorizing an EUA for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test, the FDA has determined that it may be effective in testing samples from individuals diagnosed with influenza A infections, whose virus subtypes cannot be identified by currently available tests. This EUA allows the CDC to distribute the swine flu test to public health and other qualified laboratories that have the needed equipment and the personnel who are trained to perform and interpret the results. </p>
<p>The test amplifies the viral genetic material from a nasal or nasopharyngeal swab. A positive result indicates that the patient is presumptively infected with swine flu virus but not the stage of infection. However, a negative result does not, by itself, exclude the possibility of swine flu virus infection.</p>
<p>The EUA authority is part of Project BioShield, which became law in July 2004.</p>
<p>Health care professionals and consumers may report serious adverse events (side effects) or product quality problems with the use of this product to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail, fax or phone. <br>
<strong>--</strong>Online: <a href="http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm">www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm</a> <br><strong>--</strong>Regular Mail: use postage-paid FDA form 3500 available at: <a href="http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm">www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm</a> and mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787 <br>
<strong>--</strong>Fax: (800) FDA-0178 <br><strong>--</strong>Phone: (800) FDA-1088</p>
<p><strong>For more information:</strong><br>FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization of Medical Products Guidance, go to <a href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/guidance/emergencyuse.html"><br>www.fda.gov/oc/guidance/emergencyuse.html</a>.</p>
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<div>CDC Quick Reference Guide for Public Information on <br>Infection Control <br> <br>General Swine Flu Information <br> <br>Swine Flu Key Facts: Provides facts about Swine Influenza <br> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm</a><br> <br>Swine Flu and You: Provides answers to questions about Swine Influenza <br> <br><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm</a> </div>
<div><br>Swine Flu Video Podcast: In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with the CDC Influenza Division, describes swine flu - its signs and symptoms, how it's transmitted, medicines to treat it, steps people can take to protect themselves from it, and what people should do if they become ill. <br>
<br><a href="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11226">http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11226</a> </div>
<div><br>All you have to do is wash your hands Podcast: This Podcast teaches children how and when to wash their hands properly. <br> </div>
<div><a href="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11072">http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=11072</a><br> <br>Swine Flu RSS feed: Receive automatic updates on Swine Flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention right on your desktop or browser. <br>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/</a><br> <br>INFLUENZA: Pigs, People and Public Health: Public Health Fact Sheet from National Pork Board </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.pork.org/PorkScience/Documents/PUBLICHEALTH%20influenza.pdf">http://www.pork.org/PorkScience/Documents/PUBLICHEALTH%20influenza.pdf</a><br> <br><font size="4">Flu Information for Children/Parents & Child Care Providers <br>
</font> <br>The Flu: A Guide for Parents: Questions and answers about the flu, how to protect your child, treatment, and more </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2008-09/parents_guide.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2008-09/parents_guide.htm</a><br> <br>Preventing the Spread of Influenza (the Flu) in Child Care Settings: Guidance for Administrators, Care Providers, and Other Staff: Flu recommendations for schools and child care providers </div>
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<div>Questions and Answers: Information for Schools: Printable version of answers to questions commonly asked by school administrators, teachers, staff, and parents </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/qa.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/qa.htm</a></div>
<div><br>Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old: Research has shown that children less than 5 years of age are at high risk of serious flu-related complications. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/infantcare.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/infantcare.htm</a></div>
<div><br>Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School: Fact Sheet </div>
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<div><br>Ounce of Prevention: Tips and streaming video for parents and children about the steps and benefits of effective hand washing </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention/">http://www.cdc.gov/ounceofprevention/</a></div>
<div><br>CDC Free Flu Materials: This year’s seasonal flu materials are free for download—no printed versions are available. They may be printed on a standard office printer, or you may use a commercial printer. Emphasis remains on outreach to high-risk groups, as well as parents of all children, health care workers, and people in the workplace. </div>
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<div><br>Clean Hands Saves Lives: Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. <br> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/">http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/</a><br> <br>Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Setting : Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002. <br> <br> <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/">http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/</a></div>
<div><br>Hand washing to reduce Disease: Recommendations to Reduce Disease Transmission from Animals in Public Settings <br> <br><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5605a4.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5605a4.htm</a></div>
<div><br>BAM! Body and Mind. Teacher's Corner.: In this activity, students will conduct an experiment on washing their hands. They will learn that "clean" hands may not be so clean after all and the critical importance of washing their hands as a way to prevent the spread of disease. <br>
<br><a href="http://www.bam.gov/teachers/epidemiology_hand_wash.html">http://www.bam.gov/teachers/epidemiology_hand_wash.html</a></div>
<div><br>CDC TV - Put Your Hands Together: (Video) Scientists estimate that people are not washing their hands often or well enough and may transmit up to 80% of all infections by their hands </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/">http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/</a><br> <br>Cover your Cough Posters: Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others Sick! ... Printable formats of "Cover Your Cough". Posters only available as PDF files. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm</a><br> <br>CDC flu information: Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School. Cover your cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials/home_work_school.pdf">http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials/home_work_school.pdf</a><br> <br>Questions and Answers: Information for Schools: Information about preventing the spread of flu in schools </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/pdf/qa.pdf">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/pdf/qa.pdf</a><br> <br>Information for Schools & Childcare: Cover Your Cough Materials. View larger image. See the Cover Your Cough page on this site for poster and flyer formatted for use in schools. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/</a><br> <br>Stopping the Spread of Germs: Stop the Spread of Germs Healthy habits at home, work, & school; Printable Materials, flyers & posters, Cover Your Cough, Germ Stopper Poster. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/stopgerms.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/stopgerms.htm</a><br> <br>CDC - Be a Germ Stopper: Posters and Materials: For Community and Public Settings Like Schools and Child Care Facilities). ... Cover Your Cough also available for health care settings. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm</a><br> <br>Cough Etiquette in Health Care Settings: Tips to prevent the spread of germs from coughing; Information about Personal Protective Equipment Demonstrates the sequences for donning and... </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/resphygiene.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/resphygiene.htm</a><br> <br>Workplace Planning: Includes flyers and posters, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese... </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/business.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/business.htm</a><br> <br>Seasonal Flu Information for Workplaces & Employees: Resources for Workplaces & Employees </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/workplace/">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/workplace/</a><br> <br>Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Tools for Professionals: Resources to help hospital administrators and state and local health officials prepare for the next influenza pandemic. </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparednesstools.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparednesstools.htm</a></div>
<div><br>Patient Education Materials: This season’s materials reflect outreach to high-risk groups, including caregivers and parents of infants... </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/patiented.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/patiented.htm</a> <br> <br><font size="4">School Materials and Posters</font> </div>
<div><br>Germ Stopper Materials </div>
<div>"Be a Germ Stopper" posters and screensavers. Simple reminders for good hygiene for use in classrooms, cafeterias or laminated for bathrooms. </div>
<div>See the Stop the Spread of Germs site at <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper">www.cdc.gov/germstopper</a>. <br>Cover Your Cough Materials </div>
<div>See the Cover Your Cough page on this site for poster and flyer formatted for use in schools. <br>"It's a SNAP" Toolkit </div>
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<div><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm</a><br> <br>Program materials to help prevent school absenteeism <br>Activities for school administrators, teachers, students and others can do to help stop the spread of germs in schools. <br>
See the handcleaning section of the "It's a SNAP" site at <a href="http://www.itsasnap.org/snap/about.asp">www.itsasnap.org/snap/about.asp</a>. <br>Scrub Club </div>
<div><br>Kids can learn about health and hygiene and become members of the Scrub Club(tm) at <a href="http://www.scrubclub.org/">www.scrubclub.org</a>. The site features a fun and educational animated Webisode with seven "soaper-heros" who battle nasty villains who represent germs and bacteria. Kids learn the six key steps to proper handwashing through a webisode, handwashing song, interactive games, and activities for kids, and educational materials for teachers are also available to download. <br>
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<h1>Travel Health Warning<br><font size="5"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; COLOR: #000">Travel Warning: Swine Influenza and Severe Cases of Respiratory Illness in Mexico — Avoid Nonessential Travel to Mexico </span><br></font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 60%; COLOR: #000"><font size="3">This information is current as of today, April 28, 2009 at 15:34 EDT</font></span></h1>
<p><span class="spc-txt-noticedate"><strong>Updated:</strong> April 27, 2009</span></p></div>
<h3>Current Situation</h3>
<p>As of April 27, 2009, the Government of Mexico has reported 18 laboratory confirmed human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. Investigation is continuing to clarify the spread and severity of the disease in Mexico. Suspect clinical cases have been reported in 19 of the country's 32 states. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have sent experts to Mexico to work with health authorities. CDC has confirmed that seven of 14 respiratory specimens sent to CDC by the Mexican National Influenza Center are positive for swine influenza virus and are similar to the swine influenza viruses recently identified in the United States.</p>
<p>On April 25, the WHO Director-General declared this event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern under the rules of the International Health Regulations. CDC and state public and animal health authorities are currently investigating 20 cases of swine flu in humans in California, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New York City. Some of the U.S. cases have been linked to travel to Mexico. At this time, only two of the 20 cases in the U.S. have been hospitalized and all have recovered, but deaths are reported to have occurred in Mexico. CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S. travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine flu in the United States.</p>
<h3>CDC Recommendations</h3>
<p><strong>At this time, CDC recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico.</strong> Changes to this recommendation will be posted at <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/</font></a>. <br>
<br>Please check this site frequently for updates.</p>
<h4>If you must travel to an area that has reported cases of swine flu:</h4>
<h5>Stay Informed</h5>
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<li>Check updates from the:
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<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/"><font color="#0a29a5">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</font></a>,
<li><a title="Secretaria de Salud" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3BvcnRhbC5zYWx1ZC5nb2IvbXg%3d-wFFzDx8%2f32o%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">Secretaria de Salud</font></a>,
<li><a title="World Health Organization" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53aG8uaW50L2Nzci9kaXNlYXNlL2F2aWFuX2luZmx1ZW56YS9lbi8%3d-SKwqofhbzPk%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">World Health Organization</font></a></li>
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<li>Monitor announcements from Mexico’s Ministry of Health and local government including information about affected areas, as not all areas are equally affected.
<li>Follow local public health guidelines, including any movement restrictions and prevention recommendations.
<li>Be aware that Mexico is checking all exiting airline passengers for signs of swine flu. Exit screening may cause significant delays at airports.</li></li></li></li></ul>
<h5>Prepare for your trip before you leave</h5>
<p>Antiviral Medications: Travelers from the United States going to Mexico who are at high risk of severe illness from influenza (for example persons with chronic conditions such as diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, and the elderly, see <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/index.htm"><font color="#0a29a5">www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/index.htm</font></a>) are recommended to take antiviral medications for prevention of swine influenza during travel. The recommended antiviral drugs for swine influenza are oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (brand name Relenza®). Both are prescription drugs that fight against swine flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in the body. These drugs can prevent infection if taken as a preventative. Talk to your doctor about correct indications for using influenza antiviral medications. Always seek medical care if you are severely ill.</p>
<p>Antiviral chemoprophylaxis, or taking medicine to prevent flu viruses from reproducing in the body, (pre-exposure or post-exposure) is <strong>recommended</strong> for the following people:</p>
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<li>Household close contacts who are at high risk for complications of influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and the elderly) of a confirmed or suspected case.
<li>School-aged children who are at high risk for complications of influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions) who had close contact (face-to-face) with a confirmed or suspected case.
<li>Travelers to Mexico who are at high risk for complications of influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and the elderly).
<li>Border workers (Mexico) who are at high risk for complications of influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and the elderly).
<li>Health care workers or public health workers who had unprotected close contact with an ill confirmed case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during the ill person’s infectious period.</li></li></li></li></li>
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<p>Antiviral chemoprophylaxis can be <strong>considered</strong> for the following:</p>
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<li>Any health care worker who is at high risk for complications of influenza (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions and the elderly) who is working in an area with confirmed swine influenza A (H1N1) cases, and who is caring for patients with any acute febrile respiratory illness.
<li>Persons who are not at high risk but who are travelers to Mexico or first responders or border workers who are working in areas with confirmed cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. </li></li></ul>
<p>Further information about CDC’s recommendations for antiviral use during the swine flu outbreak can be found at the following websites:</p>
<ul>
<li>Healthcare professionals
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<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm"><font color="#0a29a5">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm</font></a></li></ul>
<li>General public
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<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm"><font color="#0a29a5">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm</font></a></li></ul></li></li></ul>
<p>For all travelers, CDC recommends the following steps to help you stay healthy:</p>
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<li>Be sure you are up-to-date with all your routine vaccinations, including a seasonal influenza vaccine. The seasonal vaccine is not expected to offer protection against swine flu viruses, but it can protect against seasonal influenza viruses which may still be circulating in Mexico and the Southern Hemisphere.
<li>Pack a travel health kit that contains basic first aid and medical supplies. See <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentPackSmart.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">Pack Smart</font></a> in <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSurvivalGuide.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">Your Survival Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel</font></a> for a list of what to include in your travel health kit.
<li>Identify the health-care resources in the area(s) you will be visiting.
<li>Check if your health insurance plan will cover you abroad. Consider purchasing additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in case you become sick. For more information, see <a title="Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3RyYXZlbC5zdGF0ZS5nb3YvdHJhdmVsL3RpcHMvYnJvY2h1cmVzL2Jyb2NodXJlc18xMjE1Lmh0bWw%3d-2hqC1XJXRTI%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad</font></a> from the U.S. Department of State.
<li>Remember that U.S. embassies, consulates and military facilities do not have the legal authority, capability, and resources to evacuate or to give medications, vaccines or medical care to private U.S. citizens overseas. </li>
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<h4>During your visit to an area affected by swine flu</h4>
<h5>Monitor the local situation</h5>
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<li>Pay attention to announcements from the local government
<li>Follow local public health guidelines, including any movement restrictions and prevention recommendations</li></li></ul>
<h5>Practice healthy habits to help stop the spread of swine flu</h5>
<ul>
<li>Wash your hands often with soap and water. This removes germs from your skin and helps prevent diseases from spreading.
<ul>
<li>Use waterless alcohol-based hand gels (containing at least 60% alcohol) when soap is not available and hands are not visibly dirty.</li></ul>
<li>Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and put your used tissue in a wastebasket.
<li>If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands.
<li>Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing, using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner (with at least 60% alcohol) when soap and water are not available.
<li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread that way.
<li>Try to avoid close contact with sick people. (Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.)
<li>It is important to follow the advice of local health and government authorities. You may be asked to restrict your movement and stay in your home to contain the spread of swine flu.</li></li></li></li></li></li></li>
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<h5>Seek medical care if you feel sick</h5>
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<li>If you are ill with fever and other symptoms of swine flu such as cough and sore throat, see a doctor, especially if you think you may have had contact with someone with swine flu or severe respiratory illness in the past 7 days before becoming ill.
<li>If you need to find local medical care, a U.S. consular officer can help you locate medical services and will inform your family or friends in the United States of your illness. To contact the U.S. Embassy or consulate in the country where you are visiting, call the Overseas Citizens Services at:
<ul>
<li>1-888-407-4747 if calling from the U.S. or Canada,
<li>00 1 202-501-4444 if calling from overseas, or
<li>Find your local US Embassy at <a title="Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51c2VtYmFzc3kuZ292Lw%3d%3d-FwNUjdjw%2fI8%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions</font></a>.</li>
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<li>Do not travel while you are sick, except to get local medical care.
<li>Try to limit contact with others as much as possible. By limiting your contact with other people, you can help prevent the spread of swine flu.
<li>For more information about what to do if you become sick while you are traveling outside the United States, visit <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSurvivalGuide.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">Your Survival Guide for Safe and Healthy Travel.</font></a></li>
</li></li></li></li></ul>
<h4>After your return from an area that has reported cases of swine flu:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Closely monitor your health for 7 days.
<li>If you become ill with fever and other symptoms of swine flu like cough and sore throat and possibly vomiting and diarrhea during this period, call your doctor or clinic for an appointment right away. Your doctor may test you for influenza and decide whether influenza antiviral treatment is indicated.
<li><em><strong>When you make the appointment, tell the doctor the following: </strong></em>
<ul>
<li><em><strong>Your symptoms, </strong></em>
<li><em><strong>Where you traveled, and</strong></em>
<li><em><strong>If you have had close contact with a person infected with swine flu.</strong></em></li></li></li></ul>
<li>Avoid leaving your home while sick except to get local medical care, or as instructed by your doctor. Do not go to work or school while you are ill. If you must leave your home (for example, to seek medical care) wear a surgical mask to keep from spreading your illness to others.
<li>Always cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw away used tissues in a trash can.
<li>Wash your hands with soap and water often and especially after you cough or sneeze. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand gel containing at least 60% alcohol.
<li>Avoid close contact with other people as much as possible
<li>Wear a surgical mask if you are in contact with other people</li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ul>
<h3>Status of Entry and Exit Screening in the United States and Mexico</h3>
<h4>Mexico Exit Screening</h4>
<p>Swine flu screening has been instituted at airports and land borders for travelers departing Mexico, according to Mexican health authorities. Passengers showing symptoms of swine influenza will be asked to submit voluntarily to physical examination and further evaluation, if needed.</p>
<h4>United States</h4>
<p>At this time, the United States is not conducting enhanced entry screening of passengers arriving from Mexico, nor is the United States conducting exit screening of passengers departing for Mexico.</p>
<p>The Department of Homeland Security will provide <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluTravel.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">Travel Health Alert Notices</font></a> to US travelers going to and coming from Mexico at all airports, seaports, and land border crossings. These notices provide advice to travelers on how to reduce their risk of getting sick, the symptoms of swine flu, and what to do if the traveler becomes sick. </p>
<p>CDC will provide all ill passengers and their contacts arriving from Mexico with <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluTravel.aspx"><font color="#0a29a5">Travel Health Alert Notices</font></a>. These notices provide advice information regarding seeking health advice from a physician and how to prevent illness in persons who have been exposed but who are not ill. </p>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<p>If you have specific questions about the swine influenza cases see <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/contact/"><font color="#0a29a5">http://www.cdc.gov/contact/</font></a> or call 1-800-232-4636, which is 1-800-CDC-INFO.</p>
<p>To learn more about travel health, visit <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/travel"><font color="#0a29a5">www.cdc.gov/travel</font></a>.</p>
<p>For the swine Influenza situation <strong>in Mexico,</strong> visit:</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Secretaria de Salud" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3BvcnRhbC5zYWx1ZC5nb2IubXg%3d-9Ar9hrTxsYA%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">Secretaria de Salud</font></a>: Secretary of Health, Mexico [Web page in Spanish]
<li><a title="World Health Organization:" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53aG8uaW50L2Nzci9kb24vMjAwOV8wNF8yNC9lbi8%3d-T0UrX3S%2b%2bNQ%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">World Health Organization:</font></a> Influenza-Like Illness in the United States and Mexico
<li><a title="Pan American Health Organization" href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/forward.aspx?t=aHR0cDovL25ldy5wYWhvLm9yZy9ocS8%3d-JjKThkZof70%3d"><font color="#0a29a5">Pan American Health Organization</font></a></li></li>
</li></ul>
<p>For the swine Influenza situation <strong>in the United States,</strong> visit:</p>
<ul>
<li>For information on antivirals
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm"><font color="#0a29a5">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/recommendations.htm</font></a> (for healthcare professionals)
<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm"><font color="#0a29a5">http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm</font></a> (for the public)</li></li></ul>
<li>For information on swine flu in the United States, visit <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swine"><font color="#0a29a5">www.cdc.gov/flu/swine</font></a></li></li></ul>
<p>Swine flu travel health updates will be posted on <a href="http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/"><font color="#0a29a5">http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/</font></a> as information becomes available.</p></div>
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