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New York (AirGuide - Travel Health Watch) May 17, 2009

Air France KLM

A US tourist arriving in Turkey with the Dutch KLM airlines has been identified as having swine flu. His mother has also been diagnosed as carrying the H1N1 virus. They and other members of the family were taken into quarantine in Haseki hospital in Istanbul on Saturday (16 May). Hospital employees have been issued with surgical masks to protect them from contagion. May 17, 2009

IATA

IATA warned last week that the H1N1 flu would worsen problems for airlines, already hard hit by the global crisis which pushed passenger travel down 11.1 percent in March. The disease was reported in Mexico in the last week of April and began spreading worldwide. Many airlines had already deferred plans to renew their fleets as they focus on a battle for market share and survival. Finland's Finnair said Thursday there was an accelerated fall in fares to attract passengers. May 11, 2009

Zimbabwe

The cholera outbreak that took hold of Zimbabwe from last August sustained its downward trend last month while aid agencies continued their efforts to combat the disease, according to the latest United Nations update. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported 65 cholera infections by the end of April with four deaths, compared to 26 cases and 13 deaths the previous month. The total number of people contracting cholera reached 97,400 and the death toll stood at 4,271 since August 2008. The Cholera Command and Control Centre continues to provide medical supplies to the districts and all provinces have received cholera kits and generators, while agencies partnering with the UN are supporting the control effort by providing case management expertise, distributing non-food items, borehole drilling and water trucking. May 11, 2009

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