WARDEN MESSAGES

July 20, 2006

To the American Citizen Community:

The U.S. Department of State has revised and updated its avian influenza Fact Sheet and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  The Fact Sheet alerts Americans to the Department of State's preparedness efforts with respect to a possible influenza pandemic. 

The Department of State emphasizes that, in the event of a pandemic, its ability to assist Americans traveling and residing abroad may be severely limited by restrictions on local and international movement imposed for public health reasons, either by foreign governments and/or the United States.  Furthermore, American citizens should take note that the Department of State cannot provide Americans traveling or living abroad with medications or supplies even in the event of a pandemic.

The Fact Sheet and FAQs are posted at www.travel.state.gov.  For additional information on avian influenza and pandemic flu preparedness, see www.cdc.gov, www.who.int, and www.pandemicflu.gov.

The U.S. Embassy is located in the Riviera Golf neighborhood of the Cocody section of Abidjan.  Our main telephone number is (+225) 22-49-40-00; after hours, please call (+225) 22-49-44-50.  The Embassy website is http://abidjan.usembassy.gov/.  Our mailing address is 01 B.P. 1712, Abidjan 01. 

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