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Please be advised that at this time, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all
nonessential travel to Mexico. Changes to this recommendation will be
posted on the CDC Web site. Please check this site frequently for updates. If you must to travel to an area that has reported cases of swine
flu, the CDC recommends that you: §
Check updates from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Secretaria de Salud and World Health Organization. §
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. Further, please be advised that Mexico has instituted swine flu
screening 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. Entry and exit screening may cause significant
delays at airports. 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 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. These notices provide advice and
information regarding seeking health advice from a physician and how to prevent
illness in persons who have been exposed but who are not ill. Because of the fast-changing nature of this situation, we
encourage you to check the following Web sites frequently.
Carolyn
Wooley University
of Oregon Travel
Coordinator 541-346-3158
ph 541-346-2393
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