Officials Worry Flu Will Spread Through Planes; Airports and Airlines Are Taking Steps to Contain Avian Disease
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › October 14, 2005
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Planes provide the quickest way to get from one part of the world to another - for deadly contagious diseases as well as for people.
In the spring of 2003, the respiratory virus SARS journeyed to five countries in 24 hours after emerging in rural China. Airline and tourism industries lost billions of dollars worldwide because people were afraid to travel and governments ordered flights canceled.See the full content of this document
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Officials Worry Flu Will Spread Through Planes; Airports and Airlines Are Taking Steps to Contain Avian Disease
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 migh...See the full content of this document
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