Konsular
04. Mai 2009
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised of the outbreak of Swine Influenza (a respiratory disease of pigs but also affecting humans). The recent outbreak has shown that person to person transmission is taking place which is of concern to health authorities.
The National Department of Health together with its partners is the lead institute pertaining to South Africa’s response.
The WHO has indicated that there is no need at this stage for travel restrictions but has cautioned that persons displaying flu-like symptoms should not travel as well as advised that persons returning from affected countries experiencing flu-like symptoms to contact their health care professionals.
The National Department of Health of the Republic of South Africa together with its partners have contingency plans in place to manage the situation. Such plans include, but are not limited to:
For more information you can visit the website of the National Department of Health at www.doh.gov.za