[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Swine flu which has killed more than 100 people in Mexico is more dangerous than bird flu as it"rapidly spreads" an expert has said, even as Australia took series of steps including'flight screening' for passengers coming from America to protect itself from the outbreak.
[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Swine flu is more worrying to humans than bird flu because it has the potential to spread to more people, Paul Kelly from Australian National University said."It doesn't seem to have as high a fatality rate as avian influenza but it does seem to be more easily spread and rather rapidly," he said adding"In terms of an epidemic, for the virus to be able to spread it's actually better for the virus for humans to remain alive because that can spread it more quickly and to a greater extent."[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Kelly said while swine flu had claimed many lives in Mexico, there had been no deaths elsewhere. Those killed have been generally young and otherwise healthy.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"It's not the typical people that are a greatest risk during a normal flu season," he was quoted as saying by media reports.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Meanwhile, Australian experts said that existing vaccines are unlikely to be effective against an outbreak of swine flu, but anti-viral drugs can help to combat it. The nation's chief medical officer Jim Bishop said Australia was well-equipped to cope if the virus continues to spread.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]An Australian flu expert said that it is highly likely an outbreak of swine flu will become a global pandemic. Greg Tannock said the likelihood that the virus will spread worldwide."I'd say reasonably high, but just how virulent it'll be we don't know," he said adding" This is something that'll play itself out over the next six months, especially in the southern hemisphere with the flu season coming along."[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Meanwhile, stricter surveillance measures will be imposed on people travelling from the Americas to Australia in response to the outbreak.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] From midnight, the captains of all planes landing in Australia from the Americas will have to provide a report to the Quarantine Service on the health of all those on board. Any passengers with flu-like symptoms will be seen by a Quarantine officer, who will check if medical attention is needed.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Federal Government said the measures have been recommended by the chief medical officer. Government said travel advisories may also be changed as events unfold overseas.[/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Swine flu is more worrying to humans than bird flu because it has the potential to spread to more people, Paul Kelly from Australian National University said."It doesn't seem to have as high a fatality rate as avian influenza but it does seem to be more easily spread and rather rapidly," he said adding"In terms of an epidemic, for the virus to be able to spread it's actually better for the virus for humans to remain alive because that can spread it more quickly and to a greater extent."[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Kelly said while swine flu had claimed many lives in Mexico, there had been no deaths elsewhere. Those killed have been generally young and otherwise healthy.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"It's not the typical people that are a greatest risk during a normal flu season," he was quoted as saying by media reports.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Meanwhile, Australian experts said that existing vaccines are unlikely to be effective against an outbreak of swine flu, but anti-viral drugs can help to combat it. The nation's chief medical officer Jim Bishop said Australia was well-equipped to cope if the virus continues to spread.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]An Australian flu expert said that it is highly likely an outbreak of swine flu will become a global pandemic. Greg Tannock said the likelihood that the virus will spread worldwide."I'd say reasonably high, but just how virulent it'll be we don't know," he said adding" This is something that'll play itself out over the next six months, especially in the southern hemisphere with the flu season coming along."[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Meanwhile, stricter surveillance measures will be imposed on people travelling from the Americas to Australia in response to the outbreak.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] From midnight, the captains of all planes landing in Australia from the Americas will have to provide a report to the Quarantine Service on the health of all those on board. Any passengers with flu-like symptoms will be seen by a Quarantine officer, who will check if medical attention is needed.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Federal Government said the measures have been recommended by the chief medical officer. Government said travel advisories may also be changed as events unfold overseas.[/FONT]
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