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Swine flu challenges airline travelers

Nicole Hernandez — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:02:10 +0000

The push to prevent others from being infected with swine flu is causing conflict between airline travelers.

Tampa Bay Online reports the staff at United Airlines suspected passenger Mitra Mostoufi had the flu and forced her to get off the plane and stay in Tampa as she was trying to return to her home in Hawaii on Monday.

Mostoufi and other sick travelers are finding it difficult to travel by plane if airlines know they may potentially have the disease.

Twitter users question if what airlines are doing is appropriate and are scared of catching the disease on planes:

KGMB9 (Honolulu, Hawaii) Would you have appreciated being kicked off the plane? Even if you were accused of having Swine Flu? 11 Nov 2009 from web

Mucx (Barcelona, Spain) Hope they let me on the plane, still got this flu, sweating, shaking, standing at check in…that joke about swine flu has me worried now 07 Nov 2009 from Tweetie

authorchristine (Cyprus) I’m worrying about coming home with all this swine flu about, hope I don’t catch anything on the plane! 05 Nov 2009 from TweetDeck

bossbev (Undisclosed) These ppl are coughing on this plane. I am so scared of Swine Flu! Y don’t they cover mouths when coughn?????? 04 Nov 2009 from Echofon

snoopysnowcone (Massachusetts) On the plane and holding my breath so I don’t get swine flu… 06 Nov 2009 from Twitterrific

Juno_Is_Boring (Yakima, WA) About to board the plane to Denver. Then on to Kansas City. Hope we don’t get Swine Flu. 03 Nov 2009 from txt

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Swine flu confirmed in Ghana

K Mensah — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:50:08 +0000

Per AfricaNews: Health services in Ghana have switched on their surveillance systems as the West African country records its first H1N1 (swine flu) case since its outbreak. The Ghana Health Service confirmed two cases on Thursday. One is in the capital Accra and the other in the Western region bordering Ivory Coast.

Twitterers in the country are expressing their shock and doubts about the health authorities’ ability to handle the cases:

konkrumah (Accra, Ghana): wondering how Ghana’s authorities can really battle swine flu….its finally here and we dont know how many people we dont know who have it.

lionelnuno (West Africa, Ghana): Did u hear Swine Flu is in Ghana……are we we well equipped to handle an outbreak?? Scarryy…

MamaHot13 (Accra, Ghana): Swine flu in Ghana? Holly Molly!! I so love pork! What I go do now??????????

MamaHot13 (Accra, Ghana): Cover ya mouth when you cough or sneeze.

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