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To: LindyBill who wrote (102678)	2/28/2005 6:47:24 PM
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Eight travelers with possible bird flu-like symptoms leave Dublin airport unchecked Analysis by John Hart This is how and where the pandemic will most likely begin, at a vulnerable airport, like Dublin. TimesOnline reports that last week, a British Midlands flight from London to Dublin was quarantined after eight passengers, who flew to London on a chartered flight from the Chinese capital, became severely ill. Two of the passengers developed flu-like symptoms and began vomiting at London’s Heathrow airport and later boarded a flight to Dublin. The pilot, who knew 40 of his 188 passengers and eight crew had travelled together from Beijing, quarantined the plane and called ahead for medical assistance. He suspected they had contracted the deadly bird flu. However, when he landed in Dublin no public health experts were available because of a strike. The passengers were allowed to leave the plane after being diagnosed with food poisoning by an airport GP and were only checked by public health officials several days later, when they were given the all clear. Ireland has no 24-hour system to protect against outbreaks of disease such as Sars or bioterror attacks including anthrax, nor does it have a fall-back plan in the case of employee strikes. There are weak points all over the globe. Ireland is just one. For more on this story, please visit Pathogen Alert. John Hart blogs at Pathogen Alert. urgentebooks.com