In Abakan airport because of the threat of avian flu to strengthen control of flights

January 29, 2009 16:44

In Khakasia epidemiologists because of the spread of avian flu have increased monitoring of flights at the airport Abakan.

As reported on 29 January, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor control of the country, experts have increased the sanitary-quarantine control at the airport Abakan. Particular attention will be given to checking the passengers, who will come from disadvantaged countries for bird flu: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Djibouti, Nigeria, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan. We epidemiologists there is special equipment that is remotely identify individuals with elevated body temperature. In doing so, the responsibility for the health of passengers will suffer not only doctors, but tour operators who have not warned their customers about the risk of contracting avian influenza in the country.

At this step epidemiologists went on behalf of Gennady Onishchenko. Chief Sanitary Doctor instructed to strengthen the health and quarantine controls at airports, where there are regular and charter communication with China and other disadvantaged regions for bird flu. In addition, doctors will be more influenza vaccine for the condition of all the staff of enterprises and poultry farms.