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Swine flu won't affect availability of seasonal workers
Denny Scott
signal -star staff •
Despite the swine influenza progressing
through five of the six World Health Orga-
nizational pandemic levels, seasonal mi-
grant workers will still be making the trek
north to work in Ontario's rural areas.
The swine influenza, also known as the
swine flu, has recently been moved to pan-
demic alert level five by the World Health
Organization (WHO), but Service Canada
claims that migrant workers won't cause
the problems to get worse.
Mexican workers are being inoculated,
scanned, and tested before leaving their
country, and, according to Service Canada
correspondence, the Canadi to government
is working closely with the Mexican Gov-
ernment to stop the spread of this disease.
Danielle Norris, a spokesperson for the
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
explained that there is screening in place,
especially for seasonal migrant workers.
"Seasonal agricultural workers are a bit
different from regular temporary workers,
they have to go to Mexico City and get their
permit there, while temporary workers can
get it here," she said "They have to get the
permit 24 hours ahead of their departure
time, and they have to fly out of Mexico
City, so we have them all in the same place,
which allows us to do tests. So far we've
held individuals back for iiseases other
than the swine flu, but it isn't permanent.
Once their symptoms clear up, they're al-
lowed to go."
Norris explained that its important to
keep safety up, but also important that the
farmers get help.
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"We want the farmers to get the help they
need, and we need to provide safety to Ca-
nadians," she said.
This flu, according to the Public Health
Agency of Canada, is a strain of the influ-
enza virus that usually only affects swine,
but has crossed over to infect humans.
It is similar to regular influenza in that it
can cause fever, fatigue, lack of appetite,
coughing, and soar throat. Other symptoms
that have been reported include vomiting
and diarrhea.
The viral infection is dangerous because
it is a new virus, which means that there
are no natural antibodies built up against
the virus in the general public. This isn't as
much of a problem here as it is in Mexico
though, where the number and severity of
cases is far greater.
Mexicans attacked by the virus are
mostly young, healthy individuals, and the
disease sets in quickly, progressing from a
mild illness to a severe respiratory infection
in an average of five days.
According to Christine Taylor, Pub-
lic Health Manager of the Huron County
Health Unit, all Canadian cases are mild.
"The numbers are always changing, but
the influenza isn't anything really big. All
Canadian cases are mild," she explained.
While numbers are tricky to definitely
list, North America has been hit hardest by
the disease. According to WHO, 20 coun-
tries have reported a total of 985 cases of
the disease as of May 4. Mexico has 590
laboratory confirmed cases with 25 deaths
and the United States has 226 laboratory
confirmed cases with one death.
No other countries have confirmed
deaths, but Canada, with 80 confirmed cas-
es, Spain, with 40 confirmed cases, and the
United Kingdom, with 15 confirmed cases,
are at the top of the infected list.
The Public Health Agency of Canada,
since the discovery of the illness locally,
has set out a number of steps to stop the
spread, including prompting healthcare
workers to report any possible cases found,
informing those same workers about how
to manage suspected cases, and treatment
and prophylaxis of the virus if necessary.
While surgical masks seem to be the cho-
sen method of prevention in Mexico, Cana-
dian agencies suggest that these aren't re-
ally effective, as transmission can take any
number of forms that masks won't prevent.
The best way to prevent catching, or
spreading the virus, according to Taylor, is
to wash hands thoroughly or use sanitizer,
get annual flu shot, cough and sneeze into
an arm or sleeve, and continue to live a nor-
mal life, unless you feel ill, in which case,
stay home. She also said that you can check
out the health unit's web site for more infor-
mation. (www.huroncounty.ca/health/)
It is also important to note that eating
properly prepared pork can not be a cause
of viral infection. No pigs have been dis-
covered in Canada that have the disease.
As with any meat, however, to prevent ill-
ness, all meat should be properly prepared.
Cooking pork to all internal temperature of
71 degrees Celsius will kill any viruses.
For more information check the World
Health Organization's web site, www.who.
int, or, for local information www.fightflu.
ca. Travel notices and advisories can be
found at www.voyage.gc.ca.