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Friday, May 01, 2009

This should help!

Cruise Lines International Association members have begun screening passengers for the H1N1 virus using a standardized questionnaire.

Under the new protocols, passengers must complete and sign a written form prior to embarking a CLIA member line ship anywhere in the world.

The standardized, global precautions are being undertaken because the swine flu virus has moved beyond Mexico. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization noted the virus is already widespread.

Under the CLIA lines’ enhanced screening protocol, a secondary screening will be conducted if a passenger reports flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose or sore throat. Medical personnel at each line will decide, on a case by case basis, whether to allow boarding.

Passengers will not be permitted to travel if they exhibit influenza-like-illness or meet the suspect case conditions for H1N1 as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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