Identifier
Created
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09TBILISI840
2009-05-01 13:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tbilisi
Cable title:  

MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE

Tags:  KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR 
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R 011355Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY TBILISI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1496
UNCLAS TBILISI 000840 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
AMGT, MG, GG
SUBJECT: MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE

REF: A) STATE 41768, B) STATE 42349

UNCLAS TBILISI 000840

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
AMGT, MG, GG
SUBJECT: MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE

REF: A) STATE 41768, B) STATE 42349


1. (SBU) As of May 1, no cases of swine flu have been reported in
Georgia. The EAC convened on April 28, ensured that pandemic
tripwires were reviewed, and shared ref A with American employees
per ref A. Schools with U.S. Embassy dependents have been notified
of the swine flu problem. Appropriate information from the
Department is being posted on the Embassy website.


2. (SBU) The Embassy Health Unit's SOPS are being reviewed and
medications and personal protective equipment readied. The
infectious disease Hospital in Tbilisi confirmed that the complex
has isolation capabilities and ventilators should they be needed.
We are also working with the National CDC office in Tbilisi to
determine how to get samples collected so that they can be shipped
to a reference library in London if needed.


3. (SBU) In Georgia, the Government is watching reports from Mexico
and the U.S. closely. Deputy FM Nalbandov told poloff that Georgia
has advised its citizens to defer travel to Mexico. Local
authorities have begun monitoring the arrival of airline passengers
from countries where outbreaks have been reported, including the
United States, and registering the local destination of the traveler
before the traveler is admitted into the country. The list of
countries also includes Mexico, Canada, Israel, Italy, Germany,
Spain, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Passengers arriving from
those countries who are found to be ill will be referred to the
Georgian Ministry of Health for further consultation.

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