Warden Message #12, April 29, 2009
The Embassy of the United States of America in Dili advises that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared a Public Health Emergency in the United States in response to outbreaks of H1N1 strain influenza in several states.
To date, there have been no/no confirmed cases of H1N1 flu reported in Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia, or Australia. However, some countries in the region are exercising heightened vigilance for suspected cases of flu at ports of entry.
The State Department has no advisory in effect applicable to travel to the United States. However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued an April 27 notice recommending that American citizens avoid all non-essential travel to Mexico, where a severe outbreak of the flu is in progress. A full text of the travel warning can be found at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/.
Because the World Health Organization has determined the H1N1 flu outbreaks in several countries mean that there is a significant increase in risk for a pandemic, the Embassy advises that American citizens consult the following websites for updates on the situation and information on how to avoid contracting the flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ and http://pandemicflu.gov.
The Embassy will provide further information as the situation develops.
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U.S. Embassy in Dili
Pantai Kelapa
Dili, Timor-Leste
Tel: 670 332-4684 Fax: 670 331-3206
Email: ConsDili@state.gov
24 hour emergency number: (670) 723-1328
Americans in Timor-Leste should immediately register at the Embassy and obtain all recent messages sent to the American community in Timor-Leste. U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Timor-Leste can also register through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Cautions, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found.
Travelers should also consult the Department of State's latest Consular information Sheet for Timor-Leste. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
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