U.S. Protects Against Bird Flu
U.S. Protects Against Spread of Bird Flu
With concerns about bird flu rising, U.S. health and aviation officials are taking steps to guard against a repeat.
More quarantine stations have been set up at airports. A better system is in place for tracking travelers who might have been exposed. Flight crews have instructions to report sick passengers.
Katherine Andrus, spokeswoman for the Air Transport Association, which represents major airlines, said the industry is concerned but doesn’t want to overreact.
“We are taking all the appropriate measures to make sure that if it’s a pandemic, we’re prepared to respond,” she said.
Bird flu generally spreads to people through contact with bird excretions. The fear, though, is that it will mutate into a disease that spreads from human to human.
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