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Should family members of avian flu victims be allowed to travel?

A WHO team have been sent to Pakistan to investigate the potential human-human transmission of H5N1. A cluster of 8 cases started in mid-November following a culling operation to control poultry outbreaks, but was only reported to the WHO on December 15.

In the interim, a man returned to his home in New York after attending the funeral of family members confirmed to be part of the cluster. Although he quarantined himself and subsequently tested negative for H5N1 – should he have been allowed to travel?

Read more at Nature News.

Posted by Jen Middleton on December 18, 2007
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I think it will be very difficult to restrict travel since carriers of the virus may not show positive on any tests. Quick vaccine response may be the answer.

Posted by: Vectorpedia(Rick) | January 16, 2008 04:01 PM

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