Wednesday, March 3, 2010

CIDRAP: South Korea scrutinizes travelers from Vietnam for flu

NEWS SCAN: Multiple food recalls, traveler screening for H5N1
Mar 3, 2010

The government of South Korea said Tuesday it will increase inspection of any travelers from Vietnam in response to deaths in Vietnam from H5N1 avian influenza. Tourists and others who travel from Vietnam into South Korea will be subject to mandatory temperature checks to detect fever. South Koreans visiting Vietnam are being asked to stay away from any chickens or other poultry. The government said the moves were triggered by the death last week of a 38-year-old Vietnamese woman, that country’s first H5N1-related fatality and second case in 2010. Since then, Vietnam has also announced a second death, of a 17-year-old girl.

Mar 2 Yonhap News story
Mar 2 Saigon Times story

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