Avian Flu Travel Information

Information for Travelers
New! Keeping Yourself Safe from Bird Flu: An Important Message for People Traveling to Asia To Celebrate the Lunar New Year (February 7, 2008)
New! Podcast: Getting Sick Stinks! A message (just for kids): Stay healthy during the Lunar New Year
New! Podcast: Healthy Travel for Lunar New Year
Avian Influenza: Current Situation
Questions and Answers about Avian Influenza (bird flu) for Travelers How to find out about risk by destination, prevention, more...
Air Passengers Subject to Health Checks for Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
Outbreak Notice: Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
"Where Have Human Cases of Avian Flu Occurred?"Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Reported to WHO; on the World Health Organization website
"Where Have Birds Infected with Avian Flu Been Reported?"Update on avian Influenza in Animals (Type H5); table on OIE site
Color posters
Keep Bird Flu Out of the United States PDF (126 KB)Includes information about fines for smuggling birds into the United States. Poster text in HTML.
Brochure: Imports of Legal Birds and Bird Products PDF (346 KB / 12 pages)Color brochure about smuggling birds into the United States and protection of U.S. Agriculture
Stop Bird Smuggling Before Diseases Take Flight PDF (489 KB)
Bird Flu: What You Need to Know PDF (62 KB)
International Animal Product Export RegulationsU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) information about other countries’ importing requirements for certain animal-origin products.
Information for Airlines
The following advice and resources are compiled for airlines and airline personnel:
Interim Guidance for Cleaning Aircraft Exteriors after Collisions with Birds in Avian Influenza A (H5N1)-Affected Areas
Interim Guidance for Airline Flight Crews and Persons Meeting Passengers Arriving from Areas with Avian Influenza
Interim Guidance for Airline Cleaning Crew, Maintenance Crew, and Baggage/Package and Cargo Handlers for Airlines Returning from Areas Affected by Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
Business and Industry Planning for Pandemic Flu (on PandemicFlu.gov)Checklists and community guidelines to assist businesses in planning for a pandemic outbreak as well as for other comparable catastrophes.
CDC Travel Health Notices
Currently CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by H5N1.
Travel Health Warning notices: none in effect
Travel Health Precaution notices: none in effect
Avian Influenza Outbreak notices:
Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
In the News notices:
New! Keeping Yourself Safe from Bird Flu: An Important Message for People Traveling to Asia To Celebrate the Lunar New Year (February 7, 2008)
About CDC Travelers' Health Travel Notices: Definitions
For other outbreaks see wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/notices.aspx
Pandemic Preparedness and Travel
National
Visit the official U.S. government website for pandemic influenza
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs: travel.state.gov siteInformation about safety and security abroad and any travel advisories or public announcements about avian flu
State and Local Health Departments
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)State links
National Association of County Health Officials (NACHO)
International
World Health Organization (WHO) Avian Influenza siteInformation about world wide avian flu and what countries are doing to prepare for avian flu
Other Resources
CDC Avian Influenza website
Information in Spanish (Información en español)Información en español sobre la gripe aviar seleccionada de Travelers’ Health de los CDCSelected CDC Travelers’ Health avian flu information translated from English into Spanish


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