Influenza A(H1N1)

To passengers travelling to a country affected by influenza A(H1N1)

You are advised to closely monitor the international and local health situation by consulting the following websites:

• Inter-ministerial website of the French government (in French)
  http://www.pandemie-grippale.gouv.fr
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
• Ministry of Health (in French)
  http://www.sante-sports.gouv.fr
• World Health Organization
  http://www.who.int 
• French Embassy in Mexico City (in French)
  http://www.ambafrance-mx.org 
• Mexican Ministry of Health (in Spanish)
  http://portal.salud.gob.mx/contenidos/noticias/influenza/alerta_influenza.html
• Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs
  http://www.eda.admin.ch
• Swiss Office of Public Health
  http://www.bag.admin.ch/influenza
  http://www.pandemia.ch
• German Ministry of Health (in German)
  http://www.bmg.bund.de
• European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
  http://www.ecdc.europa.eu

You can also call the influenza A(H1N1) hotline at 0825302302, or from outside France at +33 1 53 56 73 23, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hotline at 0145503460.

Information from the Ministry of Health in Switzerland: +41 31 322 21 00.

During your stay you are requested to:

• comply with the recommendations issued by the local health authorities, in particular: 
• avoid public gatherings 
• follow basic hygiene rules, in particular, wash your hands thoroughly and often with soap and water or alcohol hand sanitizer, and air out the rooms you spend time in, 
• avoid contact with sick people
• contact the diplomatic mission if necessary 
• consult a doctor if you have a fever or flu symptoms (in particular body aches and muscle pain).

To passengers returning from a country affected by influenza A(H1N1)

Influenza A(H1N1) is present in the area where you have been travelling. Monitor your state of health for seven days following your return.

Symptoms of influenza A(H1N1) include: 

• fever of more than 38° or body aches and fatigue 
• accompanied by respiratory symptoms: cough or shortness of breath.

If you develop these symptoms within 7 days of your return, contact your doctor or the Emergency Medical Services in your department or region (telephone number in France: 15).

For more information:

• Inter-ministerial website of the French government (in French)
  http://www.pandemie-grippale.gouv.fr
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr 
• Ministry of Health (in French)
  http://www.sante-sports.gouv.fr 
• World Health Organization
  http://www.who.int
• Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs
  http://www.eda.admin.ch
• Swiss Office of Public Health
  http://www.bag.admin.ch/influenza
  http://www.pandemia.ch
• German Ministry of Health (in German)
  http://www.bmg.bund.de
• European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
  http://www.ecdc.europa.eu

You can also call the influenza A(H1N1) hotline at 0825302302 within France, or from outside France at +33 1 53 56 73 23, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hotline in France at 0145503460

Information from the Ministry of Health in Switzerland: +41 31 322 21 00.

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