Fri, May 01, 2009
The Concern Over H1N1 Continues...
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Subject: Swine Flu Information from the Center
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Purpose: To inform air operators of recently
developed guidance from the CDC.
Background: The swine influenza A (H1N1) virus
that has infected humans in the U.S. and Mexico is a novel
influenza A virus not previously identified in North America.
Illness signs and symptoms have consisted of influenza-like
illness: fever and respiratory tract illness (cough, sore throat,
runny nose, and pneumonia), headache, muscle aches, and in some
cases vomiting and diarrhea. Investigations of these cases suggest
that infection is occurring human-to-human.
Discussion: Recently, the CDC developed and
distributed interim guidance for airlines regarding the swine
influenza. These documents contain recommendations on identifying
and reporting passengers who demonstrate symptoms of swine flu and
on controlling infection using industrial hygiene practices. These
documents also contain guidance for the management of crewmembers
or passengers with symptoms of influenza and management of crew
exposure after the completion of a flight. You may find these
documents at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance/.
As the guidelines for swine influenza evolve and new information is
learned, more detailed guidelines will be published to this
Web-site.
Recommended Action: Directors of safety,
directors of operations, and fractional ownership program managers
should be familiar with the CDC Web-site and its recommendations
about the swine flu. The FAA expects that these individuals will
adopt new or revised CDC recommendations, as appropriate, and
distribute this information to its crewmembers.
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