Passengers who boarded Alitalia flight AZ884
from Milan, Italy
to Malta
on Monday 9th April have been urged to contact Disease Surveillance Unit
within the Department of Health.
The warning was
issued after authorities were informed on Wednesday that a foreign woman, ill with tuberculosis
(TB) had boarded the flight.
The woman is currently being treated at St.
Luke’s Hospital.
Passengers have been urged to contact the
Disease Surveillance Unit on 2133 2235, 2132 4086 during office hours, or the Public
Health doctor on call, through St. Luke’s Hospital on 2124 1251 outside of
office hours.
See also:
No drug-resistant tuberculosis present in Malta-
Dec 16, 2006, 10:06 CET
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