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Article: WHO not recommends travel ban as flu-preventive way
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 7, 2009
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WHO not recommends travel ban as flu-preventive way
BANGKOK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO)
does not recommend a travel ban as a measure to prevent A/H1N1 flu
virus from transmitting, a major WHO official here said Thursday,
considering an efficient surveillance system as most important.
Dr. Maureen Birmingham, WHO representative to Thailand, told
Xinhua reporter that a travel ban may not help much on disrupting
the spreading of the disease since infection cases have showed in
many countries and areas, but will "definitely disrupt the economy
".
Ms. Birmingham made this remark after a proposal of imposing