People who have traveled from the affected countries in the past ten days and show symptoms of influenza A (H1N1, swine flu) like fever, cough, sore throat and difficulty in breathing should immediately contact the telephone number given below or the nearby Government Hospital.

IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:
Outbreak Monitoring Cell (Control Room, NICD): 011-23921401
Websites: www.mohfw.nic.in and www.nicd.nic.in

Steps being taken by Government of India to prevent outbreak of swine flu in India:

• The strategy is basically to detect early cases among the passengers coming from the affected countries either by air, road or ship.
• The Government has launched a massive mass media campaign to inform and educate people on dos and donts.
• Sharing information with public through media.

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