Warden Message: Argentina H1N1 Travel Information

Consular Affairs Bulletins Report

U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires issued the following Warden Message on June 18:

This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Argentina that more than 800 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza have been reported in Argentina, including four deaths. Argentine authorities have instituted a number of measures to control the spread of H1N1, and may require travelers entering Argentina to complete health cards that contain local contact information, don provided surgical masks when disembarking their flights and pass in front of sensors that track body temperature in transportation terminals. Some flights may be disinfected with spray prior to landing.

The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor this situation and will issue updated messages as necessary. For further information about H1N1 flu, including steps you can take to stay healthy, please consult the Department of State information on Swine Flu at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4493.html, the United States Centers for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ or the World Health Organization website at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html. More information on H1N1 flu in Argentina may be obtained from the Argentine Ministry of Health website at http://www.msal.gov.ar/htm/site/default.asp.

U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in the U.S. for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, M-F, at 1-888-407-4747, or if calling from outside the U.S., at (202)-501-4444. For any emergencies involving American citizens, please contact the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section, located at 4300 Avenida Colombia, 1425 Buenos Aires; telephone+54-11-5777-4354; after hours emergency telephone +54-11-5777-4873; ACS unit fax +54-11-5777-4293; e-mail BuenosAires-ACS@state.gov; web page http://argentina.usembassy.gov.

Americans living or traveling in Argentina are encouraged to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Argentina. Americans without internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.