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Don't travel to countries where the H1N1 Flu are widely spread, says smittevernprofessor (Infection prevention Professor) Bj?rg Marit Andersen.
The professor asks that Norwegians especially stay away from countries like Great Britain, Spain, USA, Mexico and Australia in the future, and she fears we will see the results of vacation travel when the schools open again.
We have to remember that the H1N1 (swineflu) has a higher death rate than the seasonal flu. The rate globally is 0.6 times higher than the seasonal flu which has a death rate of 0.1 %, says Andersen to VG (VG is a national newspaper in Norway).
Larger Risk
Sittevernoverlege (Senior Infection Prevention Doctor) Andreas Radtke at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim states that you put yourself at risk if you travel, but does not recommend staying home.
It is unfortunate to travel to places with high rates of H1N1. One clearly has a much higher risk for infection than others that does not travel, he states to the newpaper.
Bj?rg Marit Andersen thinks the Health Authorities underestimate the treat from the H1N1 virus.
"The Health Authorities has to get more active when it comes to infection prevention in the population. They are taking the H1N1 to lightly, says the Infection Prevention Professor, there is too much emphasis put on a vaccine that is not yet available."
To late
We have to prepare for the first wave of H1N1 infections without an available vaccine, confirms Senior Doctor Hans Blystad at the Folkehelseinstituttet.
He also recommends that people do not travel abroad, but thinks its to late to ask people to stay home.
One of course takes a much higher risk by traveling, but this virus is all over us already. One can be infected anywhere and we cannot stop this pandemic anyway, he says to VG.
Link to original article below, translated as best I could
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6707754
The professor asks that Norwegians especially stay away from countries like Great Britain, Spain, USA, Mexico and Australia in the future, and she fears we will see the results of vacation travel when the schools open again.
We have to remember that the H1N1 (swineflu) has a higher death rate than the seasonal flu. The rate globally is 0.6 times higher than the seasonal flu which has a death rate of 0.1 %, says Andersen to VG (VG is a national newspaper in Norway).
Larger Risk
Sittevernoverlege (Senior Infection Prevention Doctor) Andreas Radtke at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim states that you put yourself at risk if you travel, but does not recommend staying home.
It is unfortunate to travel to places with high rates of H1N1. One clearly has a much higher risk for infection than others that does not travel, he states to the newpaper.
Bj?rg Marit Andersen thinks the Health Authorities underestimate the treat from the H1N1 virus.
"The Health Authorities has to get more active when it comes to infection prevention in the population. They are taking the H1N1 to lightly, says the Infection Prevention Professor, there is too much emphasis put on a vaccine that is not yet available."
To late
We have to prepare for the first wave of H1N1 infections without an available vaccine, confirms Senior Doctor Hans Blystad at the Folkehelseinstituttet.
He also recommends that people do not travel abroad, but thinks its to late to ask people to stay home.
One of course takes a much higher risk by traveling, but this virus is all over us already. One can be infected anywhere and we cannot stop this pandemic anyway, he says to VG.
Link to original article below, translated as best I could
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6707754
