siberian_wolf Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 A member of the cabin crew from a British Airways Mexico City-to-Heathrow flight is in hospital with "flu-like symptoms" after falling ill in mid-trip. The man, who has not been named, has been taken to Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, north London. A hospital spokesman said: "He has flu-like symptoms and is responding well to treatment." The spokesman added that the hospital was scrupulously following infection control procedures "to ensure there is no risk to any other individual in the hospital." It comes as the UK was placed on health alert following a deadly outbreak of swine influenza in Mexico and the US. The World Health Organisation has warned all nations to keep a look out for unusual flu cases. Its director-general Margaret Chan said the outbreak constituted a "public health emergency of international concern" and had "pandemic potential". The H1N1 strain of swine flu usually associated with pigs has spread to humans, causing symptoms including fever and fatigue. At least 81 people have died of pneumonia in Mexico after contracting a flu-like virus and many others - including children in a New York school - have been made ill. The UK Health Protection Agency said it was keeping a close eye on the situation. An HPA spokesman said: "No cases of swine flu have been identified in the UK or anywhere in Europe. The reported events in the US and Mexico are unusual and warrant further investigation and vigilance on the part of other countries." More information about swine flu here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasinskisibes Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 There are 2 people in isolation in my local hospital after developing flu like symptoms, when they returned from a trip to Mexico. The news said that they weren't very ill but I think they were admitted as a precaution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 They have been confirmed as having swine flu and they were in contact with other people before taken to hospital ,they must be so frightened:2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 oh god that must be awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I saw somehwere else that they are now trying to stop/prevent people from flying from the UK to Mexico now until everything has settled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 one of my work colleagues was supposed to be going to mexico, he flew to san diego on saturday, and was supposed to be doing adventure stuff in mexico...he's then going to a trade show in LA...so i don't know what he's doing, i, in some ways, hope he doesn't go to the tradeshow as a precaution not to infect the rest of the guys flying out...and then us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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