H1N1 Influenza A Latest Information

Dear Warden:
 
Below please find a warden message from the U.S. Embassy in La Paz,
Bolivia. Please share this warden message with any U.S. citizens in
Bolivia with whom you have contact. We hope this information is
useful to you. If we may provide further assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
 
Sincerely,
 
American Citizen Services Unit
U.S. Embassy La Paz, Bolivia
 
WARDEN MESSAGE
U.S. EMBASSY LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
May 6, 2009
 
This warden message alerts U.S. citizens to the latest information
regarding human cases of H1N1 Influenza A, formerly known as swine
flu. As of now, there have been no cases reported in Bolivia.
According to Bolivian news, Bolivian authorities, in coordination with
the Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos S.A. (SABSA), has implemented
internationally accepted sanitary control plans at the main airports
in Bolivia. All visitors to international airports, such as La Paz,
Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, are required to wear both masks and gloves.
Medical personnel at the airports are conducting rigorous medical
examinations to all the passengers coming from Mexico, the United
States, Canada, and Spain, where several cases of H1N1 Influenza have
already been confirmed.
 
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended on April 27 that
U.S. citizens defer all nonessential travel to Mexico because of the
outbreak of H1N1 influenza. The CDC Travel Notice which advises U.S.
citizens of the health risks that may be involved with travel to
Mexico and provides a list of precautions travelers and U.S. citizen
residents in Mexico can take to reduce their risk of infection can be
found at the CDC website at
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/contentSwineFluMexico.aspx. The U.S. State
Department has issued a travel alert that can be found at
http://travel.state.gov.
 
For further information about H1N1 influenza, including steps you can
take to stay healthy, please consult the Department of State
information at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_pandemic.html,
the United States Centers for Disease Control website at
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu, and the World Health Organization website
at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html. For
additional travel safety information, please consult the State
Department’s website at www.travel.state.gov.
 
U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services
in the United States for the latest travel information. The Office of
Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday, by calling
1-888-407-4747 from within the U.S. and Canada, or by calling (202)
501-4444 from other countries.
 
Americans living or traveling in Bolivia are encouraged to register
with the nearest U.S. embassy or consular agency through the State
Department’s travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ so that they can obtain
updated information on travel and security within Bolivia. U.S.
citizens without internet access may register directly with the
nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. By registering, U.S. citizens make
it easier for the embassy or consulate to contact them in case of
emergency.
 
U.S. citizens may contact the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in
La Paz, Bolivia, via e-mail at USCit.Services.Bolivia@gmail.com or by
telephone at (591-2) 216-8297 during business hours (Monday to Friday,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or (591-2) 216-8500 after hours and on weekends.
The consular section is located in the U.S. Embassy at 2780 Arce
Avenue in La Paz, Bolivia. The Santa Cruz consular agency can be
reached by telephone at (591-3) 351-3477, and the Cochabamba consular
agency can be reached by telephone at (591-4) 411-6313.