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MIA Has Plan To Deal With Bird Flu Infected Passengers:Posted By: Martha Buffett Miami International Airport plays a role in the county health department's plan to prevent a bird flu outbreak in South Florida.Part of that policy: airport officials can keep a plane from taxiing to a terminal if they think an affected passenger is aboard. Lauren Stover, assistant MIA director, said, "We are aggressively working with our federal partners here at MIA to identify certain areas and put processes in place to address this concern." Stover said, "We have identified an area on the airfield where we can block an aircraft and then work with the authorities to transfer the passengers to an area where they can be quarantined for whatever period of time we need to keep them." MIA has already set aside a room that would be used as a sort of containment area for a passenger suspected of being infected. The room is in a restricted area of the airport so the passenger would never make it into the main terminal. Some humans have been infected, but almost all after contact with birds. The virus has shown-up in Asia, Europe and Africa but has not reached the United States. Some international passengers say it is something they worry about, while others don't give it much thought. Passenger Beatriz Beraud said, "Well yes, of course, mostly with children I worry. But we have to travel, so we keep on doing it... but it would be good if there was more safety." Passenger Ken Jackson said, "It's just... I don't know. It seems too far away." Jackson said the threat just doesn't seem real yet. Courtesy Of: Yahoo! News The information reported above is property of Yahoo! inc. and reprinted or modified with legitimate permission. We thank Yahoo! inc. for the kind cooperation with us and other shareholders. |
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