A: The Directorate of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are responsible for issuing travel guidlines. The Norwegian authorities are not currently advising against travel to any particular country due to A(H1N1) flu. Visit www.pandemi.no or the Norwegian Institute of Public Health?s website to keep up to date on travel advice and other relevant information. During your trip you should abide by the normal advice on infection protection, ie good hand hygiene and limiting contact with people who are ill. Remember to protect others from infection by you if you yourself should become ill.
If you should fall ill, contact your travel insurance provider or, if relevant, your travel company for advice on returning home. You are advised against travelling home by plane or other means of public transport while you are showing signs of the illness. If you are ill you should take it easy and not expose fellow passengers to infection. If you become seriously ill, if you are at risk of developing serious complications as a result of influenza, or if you are pregnant, you must contact a doctor or emergency medical centre as soon as possible.
Anyone who is at risk of developing complications as a result of the A(H1N1) influenza virus and who has not been vaccinated is urged to consider whether their journey is necessary. If in doubt contact your treating physician. Follow the advice given with regard to protecting yourself against infection.
Young children normally catch virus illnesses more easily than adults, but complications are rare. Infants have not yet developed a strong immune system and should be protected extra specially against close contact with sick people.
A: Travellers who have not been vaccinated are urged to keep themselves up to date about the situation, and to follow the advice of the local health authorities. People with an increased risk of becoming seriously ill or developing complications after contracting the flu, including pregnant women, should consider carefully whether they need to travel to areas with a high incidence of flu.
A: Tamiflu and Relenza can prevent the infection developing into an illness by affecting the virus?s ability to penetrate the cells of the respiratory tract. Preventive treatment with the medicines concerned when travelling to affected areas is not normally recommended, since the majority of those infected will develop only mild symptoms. To have any effect Tamiflu must be taken during the entire stay in areas where there is a risk of becoming infected. Tamiflu will be available to anyone who becomes ill in the majority of countries. Unvaccinated people who are at particular risk of becoming seriously ill must discuss the possibility of preventive use of Tamiflu or Relenza with their treating physician.
A: Contact a member of the cabin crew. You may be asked to use a face mask during the entire flight. They will decide whether you should change your seat to reduce the chance of infecting fellow passengers. Avoid coughing or sneezing on other people, and limit the contact you have with other people on the flight. If you belong to one of the groups that has a greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu, or you are pregnant, contact a doctor or emergency medical centre when you land to discuss the need for possible treatment.
www.pandemi.no er helsemyndighetenes nettsted om pandemisk influensa i
Norge.
Sidene oppdateres av Folkehelseinstituttet og Helsedirektoratet.