Tuesday, 2 April 2013

INQUIRER.net: Airport watch up for new flu strain

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
Airport watch up for new flu strain
Apr 2nd 2013, 22:19

MANILA, Philippines—Bureau of Quarantine personnel remain on high alert at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and other airports around the country for the newly discovered avian flu virus strain known as H7N9.   Bureau Director Dr. Alexander Oba said the thermal scanning of all foreign passengers arriving at the Naia continued, with those found to be with fever taken aside and subjected to tests.   He said the same protocols enforced by the agency during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Influenza A (H1N1) virus, H5N1 avian flu and the Novel Coronavirus 2012 outbreaks will be in place for H7N9.   Oba, however, said there was nothing...

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