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Advocacy > Issues > Safety & Security > Latest information on Avian Influenza

LATEST INFORMATION ON AVIAN INFLUENZA

Latest update from TERN (Tourism Emergency Response Network)

No change in alert phase in Indonesia

For more TERN updates see below:

From the World Health Organization (WHO)

“Chicken and other poultry are safe to eat if cooked properly. Cooking of poultry at or above 70° Celsius throughout the product so that absolutely no meat remains raw and red kills the bird flu virus. ”

Says Dr. Jorgen Schlundt, Director,
Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses & Foodborne Diseases
World Health Organization – WHO
Click here to view Dr Schlundt’s message

IH&RA works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide timely information on a range of public health issues to its corporate and national association members.
WHO has already issued a Global Influenza Preparedness Plan in addition to extensive factual material and a fact sheet to assist governments nationally and internationally. WHO has also identified six phases before and during an influenza pandemic. We are in phase three where there is no - or extremely rare - human-to-human transmission of the influenza virus.

From Tourism Emergency Response Network (TERN) set up by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO)

Common Message (May 2006)
Avian Flu is a disease essentially impacting fowl

There are rare cases where the disease has passed to animals or humans
No efficient human-to-human transmission strain has developed
Public education reduces the risk of avian-to-human transmission

There is no present threat to tourists and there is no case for restricting travel

If traveling to flu-infected localities, the best advice is to avoid contact with live birds of any variety

At the invitation of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the UN agency responsible for Tourism, IH&RA has joined the Tourism Emergency Response Network (TERN) set up by UNWTO in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN agencies to coordinate the Tourism industry response to and preparedness for a potential Avian Flu pandemic. The goal is to help tourism and travel industry professionals access information relevant to their interest and make better-informed business assessments of risks posed by Avian Flu. It is also to ensure consistency of messages released by representative travel and tourism industry organization.

Highlights of 1st Issue of TERN Digest include:

WHO regular updates on the spread of the H5N1 virus
WHO maps on the spread of the virus
Pandemic Planning & Preparedness Guidelines
UNSIC monthly Progress Report
IMF Study of the Global Economic & Financial Impact of an Avian Flu Pandemic
Regional Planning Initiatives(APEC, Africa, European Union, Latin America & the Caribbean

Click here for access to entire 1st issue of TERN Digest
Click here for access to entire 2nd issue of TERN Digest

Click here for presentation by Dr. Helge Hollmeyer, WHO, Epidemic and Pandemic Alert Response at UNWTO session on Avian Influenza and preparedness planning at ITB, Berlin, 10 March 2006 (PDF)

TERN – Tourism Emergency Response Network was established in early 2006 as collaboration between representative travel & tourism organizations.

Its founding members are - International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO), United Federation of Travel Agents Associations (UFTAA) Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) who convened the initiative and manages it.

IH&RA ONGOING ACTION AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

IH&RA will continue to maximize its role as UN-recognised body representing hotels and restaurants worldwide with direct connection to the World Health Organization and other UN agencies
IH&RA participated in the meeting at WHO Headquarters in Geneva on 23 November 2005 designed to improve public-private sector communication and cooperation on pandemics such as Avian Flu. The meeting brought together representatives of WHO, UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation), UFTAA (Universal Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations), IFTO (International Federation of Tour Operators) and IATA (International Air Transport Association). As a result a WHO officer was appointed to liase directly with UNWTO and its private sector partners . (click for the WHO August 2005 document Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threat WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.8)

Click here to know more.

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