Recommendations to travelers to/from countries affected by the aviary influenza

Translation from http://www.grippeaviaire.gouv.fr
Article last updated: November 24, 2005 12:08 PM
FrenchFriends note: This article primarily targets travelers residing in France.

You are traveling to a country affected by the aviary influenza (or chicken flu) of type A (H5/N1)

The general hygiene recommendations for such a trip are in particular:

To regularly wash your hands with water and soap or with a disinfectant product (for example with a hydro-alcoholic solution),
To consume only well cooked food and sealed beverages.

Avoid any contact with dead or alive poultries, for example avoid:

going to industrial and family farms or to poultries and birds markets.
handling bird corpses or waste.
avoid any contact with a surface that appears soiled by poultry droppings or animal dejections.

It is also recommended not to consume poultry or egg based products insufficiently cooked.
It is preferable to cook chicken ready for cooking (Already emptied, already plucked).

It is essential to respect the recommendations put forth by the local medical authorities. You can contact your consular services to learn further information.

Importing birds from the countries touched by the aviary influenza is strictly prohibited.

You are returning from a country affected by the aviary influenza (or chicken flu) of type A (H5/N1)

If, during your visit to one of these countries:

you were in contact with people infected by the aviary influenza or, dead or alive poultries (not cooked),
AND if you experience, in the 10 days following your return, various flu symptoms (fever, muscular and articular/joint pains, respiratory difficulties, cough...),

it is essential to contact, without delay, a doctor by dialing the 15 (Urgent Medical Service) on all the French territory. You should specify, when you call, that you returned from one of the countries touched by the aviary influenza.

If these symptoms occur during your return flight to France, immediately notify a crew member, so that on arrival an appropriate medical response can be put in place.

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