New meaures against swine flu against passengers arriving from Argentina

Brazilian authorities have introduced measures for passengers arriving from Argentina after confirming that 40 percent of new patients infected with the A/H1N1 virus contracted the disease during travel in Argentina. Brazil currently has 240 confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as the swine flu. Airport personnel will screen all passengers arriving from locations in Argentina and airlines will be required to provide detailed passenger lists, including telephone numbers and personal contacts. Any passenger displaying suspicious symptoms will be immediately quarantined. The measures will apply to all airports, maritime ports and border crossing points. Brazilian health officials are also discouraging Brazilians from travelling to both Argentina and Chile, the two South American countries most affected by the A/H1N1 virus. Authorities are especially discouraging persons older than 60 years of age, those younger than 2 years of age and persons with weakened immune systems from travel to either country.